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Who is Saurabh Dubey? Uncapped sealer joins KKR as replacement for Akash Deep

Saurabh Dubey (Image: SRH)

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders have signed Vidarbha Saurabh Dubey As a replacement for Akash Deep in IPL 2026, Cricbuzz reported. Akash Deep was ruled out of the match as he failed to recover in time from a stress injury in his lower back.While Dubey has been named as a replacement, KKR is yet to make an official statement. The report further states that the 28-year-old is already training at the Knight Riders training camp in Kolkata.

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The Vidarbha pacer was part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad after being acquired for Rs 20 lakh in the IPL 2022 auction, although he has not played a match and is yet to make his IPL debut.

Who is Saurabh Dubey?

Dubey is a left-arm medium-fast bowler who represents Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He played 8 Group A matches and 3 T20 matches while also taking 16 wickets in 8 first-class matches.He participated in the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a base price of Rs 30 lakh but failed to sell.Dubey also participated in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 in Bangladesh with the Indian team. In his A-list debut against Nepal, he took 4 for 26 to help India win by 7 wickets and was named Man of the Match. He ended the tournament with seven wickets in three games.

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