SRH pacer Sakib Hussain impressed on his IPL debut with a 4/24 spell vs RR, powering a 57-run win. From Gopalganj, Bihar, he rose from a farming family, starting tennis-ball cricket before mentors shaped his pace career. Picked by KKR in 2024 but did not play, went unsold in 2025, and later earned INR 30 lakh SRH contract in 2026.