Shakib Hussain, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026, revealed that Ishan Kishan gave him six pairs of spike shoes during the league. SRH bought them for ₹30 lakh for the ongoing edition.

Saqib Hussain, Ishan Kishan

Sunrisers Hyderabad's IPL 2026 journey has ended, with the team losing to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator. This year, the team featured several young players, one of whom was Shakib Hussain. SRH acquired Hussain for ₹30 lakh and was given a chance when senior players were injured. Shakib made his debut against the Rajasthan Royals on April 13th, taking four wickets in his debut match. At that time, discussions began to surface about his struggles in life, and an old video of him surfaced in which he recounted how his mother sold her jewelry to buy him spike shoes. Now, he has revealed that Ishan Kishan gifted him six pairs of spike shoes this season.

In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, Shakib Hussain revealed that Ishan Kishan got him six pairs of spike shoes. Shakib Hussain was acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014, but he couldn't make his debut. The KKR franchise then conducted an interview, revealing how Shakib played cricket in poverty. He wanted spike shoes, which cost 10,000-12,000 rupees. He would cry for them, and his mother sold her jewelry to buy him the shoes.

Ishan Kishan got the shoes.

Shakib said, "I currently have six pairs of spiked shoes. Ishan Bhaiya got them for me. He asked me what I wanted to wear, so I said Adidas AdiPower. So Bhaiya got them for me." Shakib played 11 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad this year, bowling well in the powerplay and impressing.

Shakib Hussain took a total of 15 wickets in 11 matches in IPL 2026. He took 4 wickets for 24 runs in his debut match against the Rajasthan Royals. However, Shakib went wicketless in the Eliminator, conceding 52 runs in his 4 overs.