Patna: Bihar’s budding cricketer, Shakib Hussain of Gopalganj, participated in the trials of IPL franchise team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The trial was conducted on October 23and October 24 in Mumbai.
Speedster Shakib Hussain, who practiced at the Genex Cricket Academy in Gopalganj, took three wickets in KKR’s trial match. Shakib had a better performance in the last match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 for Bihar and took four wickets.
Shakib Hussain had also participated in the High Performance Camp organized by the BCCI. It was attended by 25 players from all over the country. Shakib was the lone player from Bihar.
In the last season, Shakib took six wickets in three matches in Under-19 ODIs, 21 in five days matches and eight wickets in three matches in the internal matches of the NCA. Shakib Hussain bowls at a speed of more than 140 kilometres per hour. He maintains this speed in his bowling.
On this achievement of Shakib Hussain, the office-bearers of Gopalganj Cricket Association congratulated him and wished him more success.
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