Who is Sakib Hussain?:SRH pacer shakes Rajasthan’s middle-order, bags 4-wicket haul; journey from Gopalganj to Hyderabad

Sakib Hussain from Gopalganj delivered an outstanding performance in his IPL debut match. He took 4 wickets while conceding 24 runs in his 4 overs. This included the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Donovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer, and Ravi Bishnoi. Sakib was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹30 lakh. He was informed about playing the match just one day before. Coming from a small village, Sakib wanted to join the Army. His mother had pawned her jewelry to buy him shoes so he could play. Sakib considers Jasprit Bumrah as his idol 21-year-old Sakib is a right-arm fast bowler. He was selected as a net bowler in Chennai Super Kings. He has also been part of the auction held for the 2024-2025 season. In 2024, IPL team KKR bought Sakib Hussain for 20 lakh rupees. Sakib considers Jasprit Bumrah as his idol. Sakib often had to play matches with tennis balls to run his household. He would get 500-700 rupees in exchange for one tennis ball match. Didn’t even have proper shoes for bowling Sakib lives in Dargah Mohalla of Sadar block. His father Ali Ahmad Hussain is a laborer by profession. Sakib’s family’s financial condition was not good. He didn’t even have special shoes for bowling. He used to play matches with torn shoes. At that time, his mother had pawned her jewelry for him to play. In the early days, his dream was not cricket, but to join the Army. He used to go running at the city’s Minz Stadium, where watching the players sparked a desire in him to play cricket. Sakib was the highest wicket-taker in Under-19 After completing his intermediate studies, Sakib stepped into the world of cricket and gradually progressed. He also got an opportunity to play in the Devdhari Giri Tournament at Minja Stadium in Gopalganj. He was selected for bowling in this tournament. After this, he participated in the Bihar Cricket League held in Patna in 2021. Then he went to Chandigarh to play Under-19, where he was the highest wicket-taker. He believes that Chandigarh was the turning point of his life, which took him to the National Cricket Academy Bengaluru. After this, he got an opportunity to play the Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Then he was called for net bowling. MS Dhoni had praised Sakib Sakib has also been a net bowler for Chennai Super Kings. During this time, he got the opportunity to meet Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Sakib sought advice from Dhoni regarding his bowling. On this, Dhoni said, “It’s going well, you have good talent. You keep doing this. Just keep working hard, selection is not in your hands.” Sakib also considers Dhoni as his idol. Took Yashasvi Jaiswal’s wicket as first wicket in IPL debut match Sakib took Yashasvi Jaiswal’s wicket as his first wicket in his debut match. He dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal on the fourth ball of the second over. He took his second wicket on the last ball of the 15th over. Sakib had clean bowled Donovan Ferreira and broke the century partnership between Jadeja-Ferreira. With this, he took back-to-back two wickets in the 17th over. He took the 8th wicket of Jofra Archer and the 9th wicket of Ravi Bishnoi. Sakib registered his name in the record books Hussain impressed with his fast pace as well as slower ones. Sakib now became the Indian bowler with the best performance (jointly) on IPL debut. He equaled Ashwini Kumar’s record. MI’s Ashwini had taken 4 wickets for 24 runs while making his debut against KKR in 2025. Sakib has credited the team’s bowling coach Varun Aaron for his excellent bowling in the match. ‘I kept myself mentally prepared’ – Sakib Hussain Speaking at the post-match presentation, Sakib said, “Every player hopes their debut goes like this. I’m feeling really good. I’m very happy. Our bowling coach told me a day before that I was playing the match.” “After that, my entire focus was on performing well in the match. I kept myself mentally prepared to give my best in the match,”