IPL 2019: Top 5 uncapped players to watch out for

Shivam Dube (RCB)

Shivam Dube

Coming from the city of the greatest cricketer of all time—Sachin Tendulkar, Shivam Dube flabbergasted the cricket world when Royal Challengers Bangalore went all out in the auction war to grab him for 5 crores, making him one of the players to belong in the highest price bracket.

Praised none other by Sunil Gavaskar himself in a newspaper article, Shivam Dube is a gifted all-rounder who is a lefty batsman and a gifted right arm medium pace bowler. Having made his List-A debut for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy two years ago, he etched his name in the minds of cricket pundits with some slog hitting at Mumbai T20 domestic league where he hit Pravin Tambe 5 sixes in one year.

He duplicated the same in a Ranji Trophy match against Baroda just a day prior to the auctions. Overall, since his Ranji debut last season, he has scored a staggering 454 runs that include 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries and has claimed 21 wickets. The young star all-rounder sure should be emphatic to drag his swashbuckling domestic form into the IPL and justify his huge price tag!