New Delhi: Praful Hinge hogged the limelight as he bowled the new ball for Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday, while his partner Sakib Hussain grabbed all the attention at the end of the match. rajasthan royals bureau.Saqib finished with figures of 4/24, equaling the best bowling performance by an Indian intense pulsed light On debut, his slow chipper was successful.“The fearless prodigy Saqib Hussain looked extremely talented. At the start of the chase, he grabbed the big wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal with the new ball. Later, he surprised everyone with his ability to bowl to slow cutters and his nailing ability. His slower delivery struck a chord with Mustafizur Rahman and he felt like a right-handed version of Mustafizur,” said former New Zealand bowler Mitchell McClenaghan Said later.If IPL pushed Saqib to the big stage, there was a time when he could not even eat two meals a day. Hailing from Bihar’s Gopalganj district, Saqib’s story of playing cricket at the highest level is reduced to its bare essentials and based on survival. “Khon ke liye to kuch nahi hai, paane ke liye bas yehi hai. Jo karna hai so yehi karenge (For me there is nothing to lose, all I have to gain is this…so I will continue to pursue this and give my best),” Saqib said.Saqib’s childhood was unforgiving. A pair of spikes is more than just equipment; It’s a choice between sport and livelihood. “Spikes jo aata hai wo Rs 10,000-15,000 ka aata hai . Joota lenge to khaayenge kahan se ? (The price of cricket spikes is between Rs 10,000-15,000. If my father buys me spikes, where will we have our next meal?),” said Sakib.Saqib’s mother, Subuktara Khatoon, remembers the moment she had to make a difficult choice.“One day, Saqib came to me and said, ‘Mom, I don’t have spikes. How can I continue playing cricket?’ I didn’t have enough money to buy spikes. I had to sell my jewelery to buy spikes for him,” she said.Saqib’s father, Ali Ahmed Hussain, a farmer, had to stop working after he injured his knee, leaving the family in dire straits. Due to limited economic conditions, it is difficult to afford even basic necessities.“I felt unwell and had difficulty eating a proper meal afterwards,” Ali Ahmed recalled. Cricket, then, is not an indulgence but a pleasure. This is a gamble.“He worked very hard. That’s why we decided to go after him,” his father said. “It’s not just a hope, it’s a calculated risk.”In his debut match, he was trusted with his bowling performance in the Powerplay as well as in the death overs. This trust is hard-earned. Perhaps that’s why Saqib’s relationship with rhythm feels less like a gift and more like a responsibility.“Now I can reach speeds above 140 km/h. Next season, I am confident that I can break the 150 km/h mark,” he said.
