Shivam Dube has expressed his excitement to play for the Chennai Super Kings in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. The Mumbai-based all-rounder previously represented the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL.
CSK first went hard for Vijay Shankar, but they lost the bidding war to the Gujarat Titans. After that, they went for Shivam Dube and secured his services for INR 4 crore. Dube entered the mega auction with a base price of INR 50 lakh.
Four teams showed interest in Dube. Apart from the Chennai Super Kings, the Lucknow Super Giants, the Rajasthan Royals and the Punjab Kings also tried to acquire Dube’s services. Eventually, he landed in the CSK squad. Here’s what he had to say in an interview with Times of India after the Chennai-based franchise signed him:
“My dream to play under my hero, Dhoni will come true now. I’ve seen that those who play under him feel that they can perform better and feel secure about their spot in the team. I’m very excited. I will try to come back into the Indian team by doing well for CSK.”
Shivam Dube scored a half-century against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021
It seems like Shivam Dube impressed MS Dhoni and the Chennai Super Kings team management during the IPL 2021 season. During a game between the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings, Dube scored an explosive half-century that helped the Rajasthan Royals win the match despite a hundred from Ruturaj Gaikwad.
The Chennai Super Kings fans will hope that their new all-rounder performs well for them in the upcoming IPL 2022 tournament. Also, as per reports, the competition will happen in Maharashtra, and Shivam has played a lot of cricket there, which will help the team a lot.
