In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan have played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a long time. This year, KKR let them out, but both of them will again get back to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the jersey. Yusuf Pathan gave a long interview to India's NDTV before his first match against Rajasthan Royals on 9 April. The Indian all-rounder, who is out of the national team, also spoke about Shakib.
The question of the NDTV with Shakib was such that - as another allrounder, is there any competing with Shakib? In reply, Yusuf Pathan said, "Shakib is a good friend and great all-rounder. We played together in the KKR team. I consider him as a partner than the competition. We both are looking forward to contributing to the success of the team. "
However, there is not only Shakib-Pathan in Hyderabad, there are also all-rounders in the all-rounders list, Carlos Brathwaite, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan, Dipak Huda, Bipul Sharma.