Shivam Dube secretly takes seven-hour train ride after World Cup heroics

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dube-shivam/MyNF1MB0/"]Dube[/a], who slammed an unbeaten 26 off just 8 balls in Sunday's final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/G6PWlrQB/"]New Zealand[/a], was left stranded in Ahmedabad on Monday when flights to Mumbai were booked solid.[/p][p]It meant he took a berth in a shared sleeper train for a seven-hour journey home -- something almost unheard of in India, where top cricketers are major celebrities and often mobbed by fans when they appear in public.[/p][p]Dube told the Indian Express on Wednesday that he went to great lengths to get back to his son, 4, and daughter, 2, cobbling together a disguise to avoid detection from fellow passengers.[/p][embed guid="66c98f0b-7530-4d92-a7d3-f8684dacf9c3" url="https://x.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/2031711068142326014" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]I wore a cap, a mask, and a full-sleeved t-shirt,[/b]" the 32-year-old told the newspaper.[/p][p]As he snuck onto the train with his wife and a friend in tow, Dube clambered onto the top bunk of his assigned carriage and wrapped himself in a blanket to remain concealed for the duration of the trip.[/p][p]His cover was nearly blown however when an unwitting ticket collector asked if he'd just spotted the T20 hero, before being distracted by Dube's wife.[/p][p]As the journey finished Dube said he was escorted by police so "[b]things were easy and the exit was smooth[/b]".[/p][p]"[b]They thought I was landing at the airport, but were surprised when I told them that I was travelling by train.[/b]"[/p]