New Delhi, March 11 -- Shivam Dube had to reach home as soon as possible. So, he took an unusual decision. Just like millions of Indian cricket fans, the all-rounder decided to tak a train.

It was hours after hitting a match-defining innings in the T20 World Cup 2026 final at the packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shivam Dube hid under a thick railway blanket on the top berth of an AC 3-Tier train coach. He hoped nobody would recognise him.

Shivam Dube and his wife, Anjum Khan, wanted to get home to Ayaan, their 4-year-old son, and Mehwish, their 2-year-old daughter. But, all flights to Mumbai fully booked after the match.

The southpaw had no choice but to board the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Sayaji Express in the early hours of Monday m...