Chennai Super Kings star wins hearts as he announced an award of 70000 for 10 Young Athletes from Tamil Nadu. Announcing the award at Tamil Nadu Sports Journalists’ Association’s (TNSJA) annual awards and scholarships function, the 31-year-old pledged to donate an amount of 7 lakhs for young talent from Tamil Nadu.
Every Penny Matters: Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube was invited as chief guest during the function addressed the youth and said such awards may be small in nature but works as an inspiration for young athletes to aspire and bring laurels to the country.
“These small things provide them with the extra motivation to strive harder and bring pride to the nation. I have witnessed such initiatives in Mumbai, but I am not certain about other states. I will certainly tell other states also to initiate such programmes,” he added.
“This ₹30,000 may seem like a small amount, but it serves as encouragement. When you are young, every penny and every award truly matters,” added Dube, who was the chief guest during the function.
“When I was travelling from the team hotel to this venue, Dr Baba (TNCA secretary) told me that it was an effort to help some of the youngsters over here. So, this is truly encouraging for all the young athletes,” Dube said.
Dube’s contribution to players was in addition to the scholarship of ₹30,000 given by the TNSJA.
Athletes who received the awards:
PB Abhinandh (Table Tennis), KS Vhenisa Sree (Archery), Muthumeena Vellasami (Para Athletics), Shameena Riaz (Squash), Jayant RK (Cricket), S Nandhana (Cricket), Kamali P (Surfing), R Abinaya (Athletics), RC Jithin Arjunan (Athletics), A Takkshanth (Chess)
Shivam Dube is currently part of the struggling Chennai Super Kings squad. With just two wins from their 8 matches so far, the team is sitting at the bottom of the points table with just four points and a negative run rate. Despite the team’s poor performances, Dube continues to shine on and off the field
