Uncapped IPL player Shubham Dubey earns maiden callup for upcoming Ranji season

Following Rajasthan Royals picked him up at the IPL 2024 auction this year, the middle-order batsman Shubham Dubey has earned a maiden callup to the Vidarbha senior men's team for the upcoming Ranji Trophy 2023-24.

The VCA's Senior Selection Committee met on Thursday to announce the squad that will be led by Akshay Wadkar, with Aditya Sarvate assuming vice captaincy duties.Shubham, a left-handed hard-hitting batsman hailing from Yavatmal, was recently in the news for being picked up by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2024 auction.

The 29-year-old was in supreme form at this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, finishing as Vidarbha's highest run-getter with an explosive match-winning fifty in his team's highest-ever run chase.The 2023-24 Ranji Trophy is set to begin on 5 January 2024, with the final to be held on March 10.

Full squad: Akshay Wadkar (C & WK), Aditya Sarvate (VC), Faiz Fazal, Dhruv Shorey, Karun Nair, R Sanjay, Shubham Dubey, Darshan Nalkande, Akshay Wakhare, Harsh Dubey, Yash Thakur, Yash Rathod, Siddhesh Wath (wk), Lalit Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Kale, Aditya Thakare.(UNI)<>