IPL Auction: Twitter goes crazy after Rajasthan Royals shells out INR 4.4 crore for Shivam Dube

Mumbai’s left handed batsman who bowls gentle right arm medium fast, Shivam Dube can be considered as a hot prospect of the future of Indian cricket team as he belongs to the rare breed of the fast bowling all-rounders produced by the Indian soil. However, the all-rounder is far from a finished product as he is still at the leaning stage and has a lot to improve upon before becoming India’s vital cog in limited-overs squad.

The 27-year-old was up for grabs during the IPL auction for the upcoming 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after he was released by the franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Dube had registered himself at a base price of INR 50 lakhs. His presence on the auction table initiated a bidding war between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) as the former bid for their first player during the IPL 2021 auction in form of Dube and took him to a staggering amount of INR 3.4 crore.

Shivam Dube had delivered a poor performance in IPL 2020

This was when Delhi Capitals (DC) entered into the war zone as they bid upto INR 4.2 crore for including the Indian all-rounder into their squad. The runner-up of IPL 2020 were hoping to acquire an Indian all-rounder as a back-up for Marcus Stoinis. However, it was Rajasthan Royals who swooped in to scalp Dube at a whopping amount of INR 4.4 crore.

Here is how Twitter reacted after Dube was snapped by RR

I don't get to say this too often but @rajasthanroyals is having a brilliant #IPLAuction and has put together a great unit,with well defined playing xi this season. Well done @KumarSanga2 Morris, Rahman, Shivam Dube with archer, Buttler, Samson, Miller…

— G. S. Vivek (@GSV1980) February 18, 2021

Shivam Dube: 4.40cr
Steve Smith: 2.20cr#IPLAuction2021 pic.twitter.com/A9BQKsmzEl

— 𝗛 𝗔 𝗥 𝗦 𝗛 (@Khangat_Harsh) February 18, 2021

Shivam Dube is one of the finest finishers great pick Rajasthan #IPLAuction

— Saikrishna . S🏆🏏🎤🖋️ 🌱💂🎬 (@SaiKris75286313) February 18, 2021

@jhyericho ,gonna end up ipl 2021 as third highest wicket taker.
Shivam dube will turn the match for dc.#IPLAuction2021#IPL2021

— Prajwal (@Prajwal_222) February 18, 2021

Good Buys of IPL

Dawid Malan and Jhye Richardson by Punjab Kings

Shakib KKR

Shivam Dube by RR

— AAPKA SHIVAM 👬👫 (@Swadhwa14) February 18, 2021

SRH could have used someone like Shivam Dube. They desperately lack Indian talent.

A powerful hitter lower in the order who can bowl a couple of overs if needed was what they lacked.

— 😇 (@TheSaintKopite) February 18, 2021

All this jhye hype to see him get carted at Wankhede by shivam dube in pink

— FirePants (@FirePants30) February 18, 2021

Did RCB bid for Shivam Dube?

— Anmol Mor (@AnmolMor) February 18, 2021

We had Shivam Dube worth 6 cr we released him. 😥

AB, Maxiii and Shivam Dube at 4,5 and ,6 would have been great.

— Vishal Yadav (@VishalY44691113) February 18, 2021

Gowtham is officially the Pawan Negi and Shivam Dube of 2021.

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) February 18, 2021

In the 13th edition of T20 Extravaganza hosted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dube had featured in 11 games for the Bangalore outfit amassing 129 runs at an average of 18.93 and strike rate of 122.86. He also took four wickets in the process with his medium pace bowling

Dube can be a great inclusion of Royals as they have often faced dearth of good middle-order Indian batsman in the recent past. Also, with his stint in Royal Challengers Bangalore for about 2 years, Dube has garnered a lot of experience. Inclusion of Shivam Dube in the Royals squad created an uproar on Twitter as the fans came up with their own views regarding this buy.