Shakib Al Hasan Biography

 

Shakib Al Hasan (born 24 March 1986) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and left-handed orthodox spinner. He is captaining the Bangladesh national cricket team in Test and T20 international editions till October 26, 2019. Considered to be the greatest cricketer to play for Bangladesh, Shakib is considered to be one of the best all-rounders in the world.

 

He made his ODI debut in August 2006 against Zimbabwe. Shakib is an alumnus of the Bangladesh Sports Education Institute (BKSP). Shakib became the number one all-rounder in January 2015 as the first and only cricketer in every edition of Test, ODI, and T20 cricket according to the ICC Player Rankings. He became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score 4,000 in one-day cricket and became the highest individual run-getter (216) in a Test on 13 January 2016. He became the second Bangladeshi batsman to score 1000 runs in T20I He also became the second all-rounder to score 1,000 runs and take 50 wickets in T20I. In June 2019, he became the fastest player to score 5,000 runs and take 250 wickets in just 199 matches.

 

Early life and youth cricket

Shakib Al Hasan was born on March 23, 1986, in Magura. His father Mashroor Reza is an officer of Bangladesh Krishi Bank and his mother Shirin Sharmin is a housewife.  Shakib was a sports fanatic at a young age. His father played football for the Khulna Division and a cousin for the Bangladesh national team. According to Utpal Shuvro, sports editor of the daily Prothom Alo, "Shakib's cricketing prowess was remarkable and he was hired to play in the countryside. Magura gave a chance to practice with a team from the Cricket League). Shakib continued his usual attacking batting and fast bowling, as well as experimenting with spin bowling for the first time and was successful. As a result, Islampur got a chance to play for the team and picked up the wicket with the first ball. This was his first ball with a real cricket ball, before that he played with a taped tennis ball. He trained for six months at the Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education (BKSP)  and joined the Khulna team in 2004 to play in the National League at the age of 18.

 

At the age of fifteen, Shakib got a chance to play in the U-19 team.  He played.  Between 2005 and 2006, Shakib played 16 ODIs for the Under-19 team. He scored 563 runs at an average of 35.18 and took 22 wickets at an average of 20.17. [14]

 

The young cricketer was named in the 15-man Bangladesh squad led by Habibul Bashar at the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.  Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Shakib - Bangladesh easily reached the target of 192 runs based on the half-centuries of the three. Shakib scored another half-century against England in the tournament. He scored 202 runs in 9 matches at an average of 26.75. Mohammad Ashraful (217) scored the highest run for Bangladesh. Shakib also took 6 wickets at an average of 43.14. [19]

 

In May of the same year, India came to Bangladesh on a two-Test and three-day tour. Shakib made his Test debut on May 18 against India. The debut was not exactly like a dream for him. Given a chance to bat in one innings, the all-rounder scored 26 runs and remained wicketless in 13 overs. The match is a draw. India won the Test series 1-0 and the ODI series 3-0. Mohammad Ashraful replaced Dave Whatmore as coach at the end of the series and Habibul Bashar was replaced by Mohammad Ashraful. [20] [21] He took 4 wickets for 34 runs. Shakib is the first Bangladeshi to take more than 3 wickets in the T20 format. In October, it was announced that Jamie Siddons, Australia's then-assistant coach would be taking charge of the Bangladesh team. Siddons took up a long-term plan for the betterment of Bangladesh and announced more opportunities for talented young people at the international level.

 

Bangladesh came to New Zealand in December 2007 to play two Tests and three ODIs. [24] Despite not getting a chance to play in the first Test, Shakib replaced Enamul Haque Jr. in the next Test for his batting quality. This was Shakib's fourth Test. Until then, Shakib was wicketless in Tests. Shakib's first Test victim was Craig Cumming of New Zealand. New Zealand won by an innings and 137 runs. [25] New Zealand also whitewashed Bangladesh in the ODI series. In three matches, Shakib scored 31 runs at an average of 10.33 and took three wickets at an average of 42.33. [26] The visiting team won both the Tests. Shakib took just one wicket for 122 and scored 75 with the bat. [26] [26] South Africa also won the ODI series 3-0. In this series, Shakib crossed the milestone of 1000 runs in ODIs. After playing 39 matches, Shakib's batting average was 35.36.

 

Becomes the best all-rounder in the world (2007-2009)

Shakib Al Hasan's average on October 26, 2019

 

Despite being an all-rounder, Shakib was considered a batsman, not a bowler, until the Bangladesh tour of New Zealand in October 2006. Despite batting at number seven in the Tests, he was one of the top five batsmen in ODIs. Ahead of the tour, coach Jimmy Siddons said Shakib would be playing the Test series as a specialist bowler. Shakib did not disappoint the coach. He took 6 wickets for 36 runs in the first innings of the opening Test. Until then, this was the best bowling figure in any Bangladeshi bowler's Test. Bangladesh lost the series 2-0, but Shakib became the highest wicket-taker in the series with 10 wickets at an average of 16.60. Bangladesh won the first match of the ODI series. It was Bangladesh's first win in an ODI against New Zealand. [30] In the end, however, the hosts were 2-1 in the series. [31] [32]

 

The following month, Bangladesh toured South Africa to play two Tests, three ODIs, and a T20I. Shakib's bowling performance continues here. If Shakib was wicketless on the first day of the first Test, Mohammad Salahuddin, the then assistant coach of Bangladesh, advised him to give him a 'flight'. Following the Guru's advice, Shakib took five wickets on the second day. In the second Test, Shakib again took 5 wickets in an innings. Shakib took 11 wickets at an average of 20.61 at the end of the series.  Sri Lanka came to play two Tests and a tri-nation one-day tournament (the other team was Zimbabwe) in December 2006. Sri Lanka won both Tests. Also the final of the ODI tournament. However, Shakib's 92 * innings in the second match of the group stage gave Bangladesh a taste of the only win of the series against Sri Lanka. Shakib was named Man of the Match.

 

On January 22, 2009, Shakib rose to No. 1 in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings. In the 2011 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for লাখ 425,000.

 

Co-captaincy and captaincy (2009-2010)

At the beginning of 2009, Ashraful's captaincy was in question due to several consecutive defeats and long runs in Bangladesh. From then on, the BCB started considering Shakib as a 'potential captain' of the national team. The BCB, however, was not inclined to impose the burden of captaincy on Shakib's shoulders so quickly. Later, in the first round of 'T20 World Cup, 2009', after losing to Bangladesh, Ireland and India, the issue of Ashraful's captaincy came to the fore again. In June 2009, Mashrafe was named captain and Shakib co-captain.

 

Bangladesh toured the West Indies in July. In the first Test, Mashrafe suffered a knee injury. On the last day of the game, he could not get on the field and Shakib took the captaincy in his place. Shakib seemed to shine in a new form after getting the responsibility of the captain. He and Mahmudullah led Bangladesh's bowling attack and together took a total of 13 wickets to give the country a historic victory. [39] This was Bangladesh's first Test victory outside the country. The first and second overall Test victory against the West Indies. [40] The West Indies, however, was a bit inexperienced. The West Indies Cricket Board and the 'players' association' were at loggerheads over salaries. The first XI of the team dropped out of the series and a whole new team came to play on the field. Seven players made their Test debuts in this match. The team was led by Floyd Reifer, who has played only four Tests in the last 10 years.

 

West Indies

Due to Mashrafe's absence due to injury, Shakib led Bangladesh for the rest of the series. At the age of 22 years and 115 days, he started his journey as the youngest captain in Bangladesh and the fifth-youngest in history. Under Shakib's leadership, Bangladesh won the second Test and won the first Test series outside the country. - He holds the two prizes in his pocket. He became the second-highest scorer in the entire series with 159 runs at an average of 53.00 and the joint highest wicket-taker with Kemar Roach with 13 wickets at an average of 17.6. After winning the Test series 2-0, Bangladesh also won the ODI series 3-0 Wins. Shakib scored two half-centuries in the series. The batting average was 45.00. [44] He also took two wickets at an average of 48.00. He also won the ODI Player of the Year award for his impeccable performance.

 

Zimbabwe

As Mashrafe was injured, Shakib was retained as captain during the tour of Zimbabwe in August. In the second ODI of the five-match series, Shakib played a stormy inning of 104 off just 64 balls to help Bangladesh builds the highest ODI score and lead the team to a 2-0 lead.

 

England tour and Asia Cup

England came to Bangladesh to play two Tests and three ODIs in February-March 2010. England won all the matches. In both Tests and ODIs, Shakib was the highest wicket-taker in Bangladesh (9 wickets in Tests and 5 wickets in ODIs). In the two innings of the second Test, Shakib scored 49 and 96 runs and 124 runs respectively. He took 4 wickets with runs. Both Tests lasted till the last day. Some of the umpire's wrong decisions on the third day of the match, however, caused considerable controversy. Shakib indirectly blamed the umpires for the unfortunate loss in the match. In May of the same year, Bangladesh went on a tour of England. This time again Bangladesh lost the Test series 2-0 and Shakib became the highest wicket-taker with 6 wickets. Before the start of the ODI series, Bangladesh went to Sri Lanka to play 'Asia Cup, 2010'. Bangladesh lost in each of the three matches. Shakib and Shafiul became the joint highest wicket-takers in Bangladesh with 5 wickets each.

 

Shakib could not adapt himself as the captain. He was also failing to give his best as an all-rounder. Due to these two complications, Shakib decided to step down as captain in July. The responsibility of the team again falls on the shoulders of Mashrafe. Siddons explained, "Look, Shakib made the decision knowingly. His form was bad at-bat. He needs some rest. On his return from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh was able to beat England in international cricket for the first time in the second ODI of the series. [59] 2-1 at the series rate. At the end of the tour of England, Bangladesh was scheduled to play two ODIs against Ireland and one ODI against Scotland and the Netherlands. The match against Scotland was abandoned and Bangladesh lost to both Ireland and the Netherlands.

 

In July, Shakib joined Worcestershire, England's second division county team, under a pre-arranged contract. Shakib is the first Bangladeshi to get a chance to play in the county. Shakib bowled the best bowling of his first-class career for this team (32/6, against Middlesex). After playing 6 first-class matches, Shakib scored 36 runs at an average of 25.56 and took 35 wickets at an average of 22.38. With the help of two half-centuries, Shakib scored 18 runs at an average of 36.4 and took 9 wickets at an average of 18.6. In the Asia Cup 2012, Bangladesh qualified for the final against Pakistan. In the final match, Bangladesh lost by only 2 runs. Shakib became the highest wicket-taker there too.

 

New Zealand and Zimbabwe

New Zealand came to Bangladesh in October 2010 to play a series of five ODIs. In the first match, Mashrafe's uncle was injured and forced to leave the field. As a result, Shakib took over the captaincy. Shakib led the team from the front. He scored 56 runs with the bat and took 4 wickets with the ball. The team won by 9 runs. [65] In the fourth match, Shakib scored a century again and ensured the victory of the team with three wickets. Bangladesh won the series 4-0. This is Bangladesh's first series win against a full-fledged Test team. Shakib became the highest scorer of the series with 213 runs and became the highest wicket-taker with 11 wickets.

 

In December, Zimbabwe came to Bangladesh to play a five-match ODI series. Mashrafe has returned to the field after recovering from injury. Despite this, Shakib was retained as the captain of the team. Shakib said in a press conference after the defeat in the first match, "I was not mentally ready to take the responsibility and I am not satisfied with my role as captain. " Bangladesh won the remaining three matches of the series, one match was abandoned due to rain. Shakib became the second-highest scorer in Bangladesh with 156 runs, taking 9 valuable wickets with the ball.

 

The time after losing the captaincy (2011–2018)

The new leadership of Bangladesh will play a series against West Indies in October 2011. After his release from captaincy, he became the highest wicket-taker in Tests and ODIs as a Bangladeshi. Subsequently, Shakib became Bangladesh's top run-getter and wicket-taker on home soil in 2011 Test series against Pakistan. He became the first Bangladeshi to score a century (his best innings was 144) and took 5 wickets in the same Test. After the series, he rose to No. 1 in the ICC Test rankings.

 

Shakib Al Hasan was named Man of the Series for his outstanding performance in the 2012 Asia Cup. In this series, Bangladesh reached the final and lost by only 2 runs. In the series, Shakib scored 3 half-centuries in 4 matches and 49 runs in the other match. Besides, he took 6 wickets with the ball.

 

On June 10-14, 2015, the visiting team set a national record against India. He scored 2004 runs in the only rain-affected Test at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Narayanganj. As a result, he became the first batsman in the country to score more than two thousand runs. He also took the most Test wickets in Bangladesh with 103 wickets.

 

In the 2012 IPL, Shakib was named the best all-rounder on the Cricinfo website, with his team winning the Kolkata Knight Riders.

 

Cricket World Cup, 2015

On January 4, 2015, the BCB authorities released the final list of 15 members of the Bangladesh team for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. [60] He was also named a member of the team.  Shakib showed amazing sportsmanship. With Mushfiqur, he made a pair of 100 runs which played a role in Bangladesh's victory. Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi cricketer to score 4,000 runs in a one-day international.  He took two wickets in addition to his half-century and was instrumental in helping Bangladesh win by 105 runs.

 

Test and T20 captaincy (2016-present)

After the retirement of Later, Mushfiqur Rahim was removed from the Test captaincy and Shakib was re-appointed as the Test captain. In the first match of the 2016-17 Bangladesh tri-nation series against Zimbabwe with 3 wickets in hand and 36 runs in bat, the team won the award and the team won by 8 wickets. In the next match against Sri Lanka, he scored 6 runs with the bat and 3 wickets with the ball and won the match best award for the second time in a row and his team won by 163 runs. In the next match against Zimbabwe, he took 3 wickets again and his team won by 91 runs. In this series, he got a finger injury and went to rest for a few days. In his absence, Mahmudullah Riyadh replaced him as captain in the home series against Sri Lanka and the 2016 Nidhas Trophy. His first tour as captain was against Pakistan in July.Mashrafe bin Mortuza in 2016, Shakib was appointed as the captain of the T20 team for the second time.

 

By taking 5 wickets against Australia on 26 August 2017, Shakib became the 4th bowler to take 5 wickets against all Test-playing teams (except Afghanistan and Ireland, who achieved Test status earlier this year). He also scored a half-century in the first innings. In the second innings, he scored only 6 runs with the bat, but picked up 5 more wickets with the ball, took his first 10 wickets, and won the match. However, at the end of the series, he took a break from Tests to focus on limited-overs play.

 

In April 2016, he was one of ten cricketers who were centrally signed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the 2018 season. He was named in the rest of the World XI for a T20 match against the West Indies later this month on May 31, 2016. But he later withdrew from the team for personal reasons. On 24 May, he became the second T20 player to take 300 wickets and 4,000 runs in this edition.

 

In October 2016, he joined the Dhaka Dynamites team.

 

Criticism

Shakib Al Hasan has been criticized at various times for his various activities on and off the field. He was banned for three matches and fined Rs 300,000 for displaying obscene gestures in the dressing room during the second ODI of the series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on February 20, 2014.

 

Temporary expulsion

In July 2014, he was banned from the national team for six months and for club cricket outside Bangladesh until July 2015. He was sentenced on various charges, including abuse of national team coach Chandika Hathurusinghe Board President Nazmul Hasan claimed that this had happened. However, the board had to face criticism for imposing this punishment.

 

Later, at the BCB board meeting on August 26, considering Shakib's positive behavior, the ban was reduced. According to the decision of the meeting, Shakib will be able to play international and domestic cricket from September 15 of the same year. After a temporary ban, he made a royal comeback in the Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Test series and took 6 wickets in the first innings for 59 runs in the first Test. [94]

 

Temporary ban

He was banned from the ICC for two years on October 29, 2019 for allegedly failing to inform the ICC or the BCB, despite repeated offers to gamble. However, Shakib's confession was reduced to one year, while the rest of the 1-year ban has been suspended.

 

Personal life

On December 12, 2012, Shakib Al Hassan married Umme Ahmed Shishir, an expatriate from the United States. Their wedding ceremony was held at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in Dhaka. He is currently the father of two daughters. His eldest daughter is Alaina Hassan Aubri and his youngest daughter is Irram.

 

Records and statistics

'Double' of runs and wickets in Test-ODI

Shakib Al Hasan has the unique reputation of scoring 2000 runs and taking 100 wickets in both Test and ODI formats. He is only the second player in the history of cricket to set this unique record. Before Shakib, this feat was one of the best all-rounders of all time, Jacques Kallis.

 

Test match

Records:

 

Highest collection with Mahmudullah in the seventh wicket partnership: 145 vs New Zealand, 15 February 2010 [102]

Bangladesh's best bowling figures in an innings: 6/38 vs New Zealand, 16 October 2007

Bangladesh's best bowling average (among bowlers who have taken at least 15 wickets) is 75 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 32.13.

Man of the Match Award:

 

Date Opponent Venue Records

26–31 December 2006 Sri Lanka Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket The stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Batting 26 and 98; Bowling: 5/60 and 1/134

18–20 July 2009 West Indies Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Batting: 18 and 96 *; Bowling 3/59 and 5/60

 

Career Performance:

 

 Bowling [107] Bowling

Opponent match run average highest score 100/50 run wicket average best

 England 4 500 25.25 98 0/1 628 17 36.94 5/121

 India 5 156 19.50 34 0/0 46 13 36.53 5/62

 New Zealand: 469 59.7 216 1/3 546 20 26.30 6/38

 South Africa 4 121 15.12 40 0/0 351 12 29.25 8/99

 Pakistan 4 412 7.8 144 1/3 573 9 73.6 6/72

 Sri Lanka 3 192 32.00 96 0/1 636 20 40.60 5/60

 West Indies: 532 53.20 98 0/5 74 29 26.03 5/63

Total 40 2641 39.62 216 3/19 4833 148 33.10 6/38

ODI match

Records

চে In the match against Afghanistan (June 24, 2019) he became the second player in history to score 50 runs and 5 wickets in 1 match in the World Cup and became the first Bangladeshi to take 5 wickets in the World Cup.

• 5th wicket partnership - the highest partnership for Bangladesh with Rakibul Hasan vs South Africa, 12 March 2007 [110] <<< No mention of run >>>

 Highest partnership for Bangladesh with Mashrafe Bin Mortuza in 9th wicket partnership vs Pakistan, 17 April 2007  Best batting average among Bangladesh batsmen: 34.98

 Most centuries for Bangladesh: 5.

Man of the Series Award:

Date opponent records

January 2009 Zimbabwe

60 runs at an average of 35.00; 6 wickets at an average of 6.33

 

January 2009 West Indies

160 runs at an average of 42.50; 6 wickets at an average of 39.6

October 2010 New Zealand

213 runs at an average of 61.00; 11 wickets at an average of 15.90

March 2012 6 wickets in 4 matches, 3 half-centuries and 49 runs in the other match

Man of the Match Award:

Date opponent venue record

December 15, 2006, Scotland

Bir Shrestha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium, Chittagong

Batting: 20 *; Bowling: 5/60

 

February 4, 2006, Zimbabwe

Harare Sports Club, Harare

Batting: 6; Bowling: 1/40

 

February 26, 2006, Canada

Antigua Recreation Ground, St. Jones, Antigua, And Bermuda

Batting: 134 *; Bowling: 2/38

 

April 17, 2006, Pakistan

Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan

Batting: 108; Bowling: 1/34

 

January 14, 2009, Sri Lanka

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

Batting: 92 *; Bowling: 0/24

 

July 26, 2009, West Indies

Windsor Park, Rosio

Batting: 75; Bowling: 1/42

 

August 11, 2009, Zimbabwe

Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Batting: 104; Bowling: 2/39

 

October 5, 2010, New Zealand

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

Batting 56; Bowling 4/41

 

October 14, 2010, New Zealand

Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka

Batting: 108; Bowling: 3/54

 

June 9, 2016, New Zealand

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales

Batting: 114; Bowling: 1/52

 

Career Performance:

 Batting

Bowling

 

Opponent match run average highest score 100/50 run wicket average best bowling figure

  Australia

4 46 19.50 26 0/0 123 4 30.75 2/36

  Bermuda

2 ৬৮ - 42 * 0/0 48 3 16.00 2/12

  Canada

1 134 - 134 * 1/0 36 2 16.00 2/36

  England

7 148 24.6 56 * 0/1 269 32.00 3/32

  India

6 200 33.33 65 0/3 269 ৬ 46.50 2/43

  Ireland

95 24.11 50 0/1 218 9 24.11 2/16

  Kenya

3 58 29.00 25 * 0/0 ৮৬ 3 26.7 2/32

  The Netherlands

1 15 15.00 15 0/0 36 2 16.00 2/38

  New Zealand

14 329 26.41 106 1/1 534 24 22.25 4/33

  Pakistan

6 216 36.18 106 1/1 290 ৭ 41.42 2/50

  Scotland

2 84 84.00 44 0/0 21 2 10.50 1/6

  South Africa

6 148 24.50 52 0/2 26 5 53.60 2/48

  Sri Lanka

10 256 32.12 92 * 0/2 330 5 6.00 2/22

  West Indies

5 135 26.00 75 0/2 146 3 46.7 1/26

  Zimbabwe

29 69 44.45 105 * 2/4 1,014 45 22.53 4/39

Total 102 2,634 34.96 134 * 5/18 3,618 129 26.80 4/33

Shakib Al Hasan's Test record in Mirpur

Shakib Al Hasan's 1000 runs at the Mirpur Stadium was completed with an unbeaten 69 in the first innings of the second and final Test of the series against Pakistan. Shakib Al Hasan played his 13th match against Pakistan in Mirpur. At the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Shakib Al Hasan has 1058 runs in 13 matches, 25 innings, and an average of 47.00.

5 wickets

See: Shakib Al Hasan's five-wicket haul in international cricket

Celebrity

Shakib scored his 3rd century since 2011 against visiting Zimbabwe. Shakib took five wickets for the thirteenth time in the first hour on Thursday.  He left behind the achievements of Michael Holding. Shakib was also added to the list after left-arm spinner Enamul Haque Jr. took five wickets twice in a Test against Zimbabwe. 136 runs and 5/60 in the first innings. Later he got 5/44 in the second innings. His feat saw Zimbabwe lose by 162 runs and fall behind 2-0 in the series. He won the Man of the Match award in the game.  Shakib completed his tenth wicket by dismissing Natsai Mushangui. The only other player on the list is Ian Botham. Shakib is the first spinner among them. On the 1990 tour of Australia, Wasim Akram took five wickets three times, including a century, in a three-Test series. Then Shakib achieved this. Shakib is fifth in terms of five wickets in a row. In front of him are Sidney Burns, Clary Grimmett, Muttiah Muralitharan, Richard Hadley. However, Herbert Sutcliffe did just 12 innings.