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Sakib Hussain SRH IPL 2026: Sakib Hussain from Gopalganj, Bihar was included in the mini auction of IPL 2026 by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the base price of Rs 30 lakh. Before this, Saqib had been a part of the KKR team. Has also done net bowling for Chennai.
Saqib Hussain from Gopalganj, Bihar was included in their team by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the mini auction of IPL 2026 for the base price of Rs 30 lakh. Before this, Saqib had been a part of the KKR team. Has also done net bowling for Chennai.
Saqib is a right arm fast bowler. The year 2025 has been very special for them. He bowled amazingly in all the domestic matches including Ranji. In the very first match of Ranji season 2025-26, Shakib made a great start to the season by taking 10 wickets. Till now, Shakib has taken 16 wickets in 6 first class matches and 10 wickets in T20.
Saqib was born in 2004 in the house of Ali Ahmed Hussain, resident of Dargah Mohalla of Sadar block of Gopalganj district, about 185 km from Patna. Father used to sweat in the fields and mother used to take care of the house. Financial constraints always remained with the family. With time, when his father’s knees started giving out, he had to leave farming.
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Initially, Saqib Hussain’s dream was not to play cricket but to join the army. For this he used to wake up early every day and run. His fast speed during the race attracted the attention of some people. The same people showed Saqib the path to cricket.
In the beginning, cricket was a passion for Saqib as well as a compulsion. He used to go to the field to fulfill the responsibilities of the family. Sometimes he used to earn Rs 500 and sometimes Rs 1000 by playing tennis ball tournaments.
The household expenses were covered with this money. In the game, Saqib is a right arm fast medium bowler and also bats usefully in the lower order.
However, Saqib has been continuously improving his game for the last few years. He practices for hours and keeps trying to improve his bowling speed. Their target is to be able to bowl the ball at a speed of 155-160 km per hour. Always around this speed
When he was in the KKR team, in a video the story of the struggle of young bowler Saqib Hussain from Gopalganj, Bihar was told. His mother had told the story when her son did not even have special shoes for fast bowling. When he told this to his mother, she sold her jewelery and gave the money to her son Shakib.
