IPL Auction 2019: Five top buys with respect to their base price

#2 Shivam Dube - Royal Challengers Bangalore - 5 Crores

Shivam Dube (Image Courtesy: Hindustan Times)

Mumbaikar Shivam Dube set the platform for an intense bidding war after hoisting Swapnil Singh for five sixes from five balls in a Ranji Trophy game against Baroda. Tall and slender Dube hit leg-spinner Pravin Tambe for five sixes from five balls in a Mumbai T20 match early this year.

He has scored 189 runs at a strike rate of 147.65 and also managed and captured ten wickets at an economy of 9.28 with his right arm medium pace bowling in T20 matches.

He captured the attention of Mumbai selector’s after claiming four wickets for 65 runs against Fort Vijay Cricket Club, before signing off with an unbeaten 61 to secure the title for DY Patil Sports Academy in the Young Comrades tournament in 2017.

Earlier this year, he scored a quick-fire 34 and picked up three wickets for seven runs to claim the title for BPCL In the final of the DY Patil T20 tournament. His consistent performance in T20 matches and List A matches for Mumbai earned him a Ranji debut in December 2017 against Karnataka in Nagpur last year.

He has enjoyed a terrific start in the Ranji season this year accumulating 489 runs at an average of 69.85 to be the second leading run scorer for Mumbai behind Siddhesh Lad. Dube claimed 17 wickets at a strike rate of 54.5 to become a vital member of the Mumbai team.

Looking to earn a spot, Dube, who bore comparisons with Yuvraj Singh may represent the missing link to the RCB line-up, who have been struggling to find a consistent Indian performer in the middle order to back-up the likes of Kohli and De Villiers.

Base Price: 20 Lakhs

Purchase Price: 5 Crores (25 times his base price amount)

Interested Franchises: Mumbai Indians, Kings Eleven Punjab, and Delhi Capitals.