The Train Journey That Made India Love Him — And the Sky-High Flats Nobody Saw Coming

In June 2024, India lifted the T20 World Cup in Barbados. The entire country erupted. Players flew home, were mobbed at airports, and were feted at victory parades. And then there was Shivam Dube — the man who had just hit a match-winning 27 off 16 balls in the final — quietly boarding a local train in Mumbai with his family, no fanfare, no entourage, no VIP escort. Just a cricketer going home the way most Mumbaikars do.

That image — a World Cup winner in economy class on a Mumbai local — became one of the most shared moments of 2024. It told a story of groundedness, of someone who had not let success detach him from ordinary life.

And then, one year later, Shivam Dube bought two luxury sky-facing apartments in one of Mumbai's most premium residential towers for ₹27.5 crore.

Both things are true. Both things are very Shivam Dube.

The Property: Two Floors, One Sky, ₹27.5 Crore

Indian cricketer Shivam Dube purchased two apartments in Andheri West in Mumbai for ₹27.50 crore as per property registration documents reviewed by online property portal Square Yards from the Maharashtra government's registration website. The transaction was registered in June 2025. Bloomberg

The detail, when you look at it, is genuinely impressive. The two flats sit on the 17th and 18th floors of DLH Enclave, a high-end residential tower in Oshiwara developed by Dev Land and Housing, and span a massive 9,600 sq ft of built-up area — including a 4,200 sq ft carpet area and an enormous 3,800 sq ft terrace. Windward To put that in perspective: 3,800 square feet of terrace alone is larger than most Mumbai families' entire apartments.

The deal also includes three dedicated car parking spaces and attracted a total stamp duty of ₹1.65 crore and registration charges of ₹30,000 — reflecting the substantial value of the transaction. The Washington Post

DLH Enclave is an ultra-premium complex in the Oshiwara-Lokhandwala belt — a long-standing hub for entertainment industry professionals — and is home to celebrities including Kapil Sharma and the late Irrfan Khan. Al Jazeera Dube has not just bought a home. He has bought a postcode.

Why Oshiwara? The Smart Money Move Behind the Address

This was not impulse buying. It was calculated investing — and the location tells you why.

The Oshiwara-Lokhandwala belt is rapidly transforming into a modern luxury residential hotspot, with major redevelopment underway led by builders like Puravankara and Rustomjee. Al Jazeera For a cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and commutes regularly to training facilities and Wankhede Stadium, Andheri West offers something South Mumbai does not: connectivity without the chaos.

Andheri West is a prime location in Mumbai that offers excellent connectivity via the Western Express Highway, Link Road, SV Road, and the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro line Bloomberg — which means Dube can reach any part of Mumbai in reasonable time, a genuinely rare luxury in a city that routinely turns 10 km into a 90-minute ordeal.

The scale and location of the purchase highlight the demand for spacious, premium properties in central Mumbai suburbs among young, high-earning cricketers. NPR Dube joins Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and a growing list of Indian cricketers who are making serious, long-term real estate bets in Mumbai rather than spending on depreciating luxury.

The Wealth Behind the Purchase: Where Does the Money Come From?

At first glance, spending ₹27.5 crore on property might seem startling for a cricketer who holds a BCCI Grade C contract. Look closer and the numbers stack up.

Dube's total on-field earnings run to roughly ₹15–17 crore annually — combining his BCCI Grade C salary of ₹1 crore, match fees of approximately ₹3 lakh per T20I, a ₹12 crore IPL retainer with Chennai Super Kings, and domestic cricket earnings of ₹2–3 crore per year. NBC News

Add to that an estimated ₹5–6 crore per year in brand endorsements — spanning Bullrage activewear, Peter England, MyProtein, Fire-Boltt wearables, Biryani by Kilo and several others — and Dube's annual income comfortably crosses ₹20 crore. NBC News

As of 2025, his estimated net worth ranges between ₹30 crore and ₹35 crore, with real estate forming the clear cornerstone of his wealth alongside his IPL contract. NBC News The Oshiwara buy represents roughly 80% of his estimated net worth in a single asset — an aggressive but defensible bet in one of India's most historically appreciating real estate markets.

The Train, the Flats, and What Both Actually Say About Dube

Here is the thing about Shivam Dube's story that makes it genuinely interesting — there is no contradiction between the train journey and the ₹27.5 crore apartment.

The train journey was real. He was not performing humility for a camera — he was a cricketer who had not yet converted his potential into the kind of financial security that lets you think differently about how you move around your own city. That was June 2024. By June 2025, a World Cup medal, a strong IPL season, rising endorsements and smart financial planning had changed the arithmetic.

Dube represents the new age of cricketers who are as sharp off the field as they are on it — building a well-rounded portfolio of assets including high-end properties, brand deals, and lifestyle upgrades. Military.com

By joining Mumbai's millionaire club of athlete homeowners, Dube is making it clear: he is not just playing to win, he is living to win too. Windward

The man who took the train in 2024 now owns two floors of a celebrity tower in 2025. That is not a contradiction. That is what a good year — on and off the pitch — actually looks like.

The Bottom Line

Shivam Dube's ₹27.5 crore real estate move is a story about more than property prices. It is a window into how modern Indian cricketers — particularly those who break through late, build patiently, and invest smartly — are using their earnings to build lasting wealth rather than just visible luxury.

Two floors on the 17th and 18th storey of one of Mumbai's most elite towers. A terrace bigger than most Mumbai homes. Three parking spots in a city where a single parking space can cost ₹30 lakh.

Not bad for a man who, just twelve months ago, was sharing a compartment with ordinary Mumbaikars on a local train home.

Some journeys, it turns out, just take a slightly different route.