From selling off mother’s jewellery for spikes to dream IPL debut: Sakib’s journey | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: If Praful Hinge stepped into the limelight with his new-ball spell for Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday, his partner sharing the new ball, Sakib Hussain, caught everyone’s attention towards the end of the Rajasthan Royals innings.Sakib finished with figures of 4/24, matching the best bowling performance by an Indian on IPL debut, as his slow off-cutters did the trick. Watch Varun Aaron on Praful Hinge’s dream IPL debut & team’s fearless approach “This fearless prodigy Sakib Hussain looks very talented. At the start of the chase, he got the big wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal with the new ball. Later, he showed his ability to bowl the slow off-cutter and his ability to nail them took everyone by surprise. His slower delivery gave Mustafizur Rahman vibes and he feels like a right-handed version

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