By Devadyuti Das | Updated: April 14, 2026 8:13 AM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out about the star player from Kavya Maran's Sunrisers Hyderabad, who was bought for only Rs 30 lakh at the IPL 2026 mini auction last year and proved to be match-winner now.
Kavya Maran's Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated table-toppers Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs for their second win of the season in IPL 2026 in Hyderabad on Monday.
Youngsters Sakib Hussain and Praful Hinge claimed 4 wickets each for Sunrisers Hyderabad as they bowled out Rajasthan Royals for 159 chasing 217 to win in IPL 2026 match.
Sakib Hussain was signed up for Rs 30 lakh by Kavya Maran's Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL 2026 mini auction last year.
Sakib Hussain is 5th Indian bowler to claim 4 wickets in maiden IPL spell after Shadab Jakati, Ashwani Kumar, Paul Valthaty and his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Praful Hinge.
Sakib Hussain was born in Gopalganj in Bihar. The 21-year-old has represented Bihar in first-class and T20 cricket so far, having made his senior debut back in the 2022/23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the age of just 17 in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's team.
Sakib Hussain is son of a farmer in Bihar, who had to stop working due to knee injury. Sakib began playing tennis-ball tournaments in nearby areas, earning around Rs 500 to 1000 per match.
Sakib Hussain's mother sold off her jewellery to buy spikes for him. He aspired to join the Indian Army and would regularly go for some running at a local ground.