One of the finest all-rounders to have ever walked in world cricket, Shakib Al Hasan turned 35 on Wednesday (March 24). It would not be wrong to say that Hasan is the best cricketer to ever wear Bangladesh jersey and his sensational record supports this statement. The left-handed batsman is known to play big innings, and his ability to score runs across the park makes him a huge asset. Also, Hasan has troubled many opposition batting line-ups with his lethal left-arm spin. The Bangladesh talisman is actually a rare breed of all-rounders who can find a place in the team as a proper batsman or bowler.
Hasan made his international debut in August 2006 and was having a sensational era. The youngster rocked the screen with his stellar performances and did not take long to become the cornerstone of the national team across all formats. In fact, Hasan is the only player in history to have topped the ICC all-rounder’s rankings in all three formats at the same time. He was also instrumental in guiding Bangladesh to series victories over giants like South Africa, Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. As the star cricketer turns a year older, let’s look at some of the records made by him:
- As mentioned above, Hasan is the only player in history to have topped the ICC all-rounder’s rankings across all formats simultaneously.
- With 210, Shakib is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test cricket.
- Shakib is the second highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh in ODIs with 266 wickets. He needs just five wickets to overtake Mashrafe Mortaza.
- Shakib is the fifth highest wicket-taker in T20 history with 92 scalps.
- He is the second highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in T20Is after Tamim Iqbal (1,701), with 1567 runs.
- He also has the most T20 International half-centuries to his name (9).
- Shakib is the only player to score more than 6,000 international runs and take more than 300 international wickets across all formats in a single country.
- Shakib is the fastest all-rounder to achieve double of 6,000 runs and 250 wickets in ODIs.