Shakib Al Hasan Best Cricketer of Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan Biography

Shakib Al Hasan (Born: 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. In January 2015, He attained the All-Rounder ranking in all three forms of the cricket (Test, ODI and T20). He is the World Number 7 Popular Cricket Player.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan achieved a new milestone when he topped the International Cricket Council (ICC) All-Rounder rankings across all three formats. The success for Shakib has come as a result of his exploits during the recently concluded Test and One-Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe.Shakib Al Hasan earned 403 and 377 points in ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) respectively.Shakib is expected to play a major role during Bangladesh’s upcoming World Cup campaign.

He is an all-rounder batting left-handed in the middle order and bowling slow left-arm orthodox. He represented Bangladesh at under-19 level playing 18 Youth One Day Internationals between 2005 and 2006. Shakib made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in 6th August 2006, and his Test debut the following 6th May against India. From January 2009 to April 2011 and again from March 2012, Shakib was ranked first amongst ODI all-rounders by the ICC. In December 2011, he became the world's top-ranked Test all-rounder.In December 2014 Shakib became the world's top ranked Twenty 20 all-rounder. He is currently the only all rounder to be ranked in the top 3 of ICC Player Rankings across every format of international cricket. In 2008, Shakib took at that time the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh player in Tests, 7 wickets for 36 runs, against New Zealand. To date he is Bangladesh's highest wicket taker in Test Matches.

Shakib was appointed Bangladesh's vice-captain in June 2009. During Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies the following month, the captain Mashrafe Mortaza was injured and Shakib took over the captaincy. He was 22 years old at the time. Initially a temporary position, Shakib's success against the West Indies, securing his side's first overseas series win, ensured his retention of captaincy even after Mort recovered. Shakib was named The Wisden Cricketer's "Test Player of the Year" in November 2009. In July 2010, he stepped down from the ODI captaincy to concentrate on his personal performance. Mortaza took over until he became injured again and Shakib was asked to resume leadership. This lasted until he was relieved of captaincy in September 2011 due to a poor World Cup campaign .

Shakib Al Hasan Personal information

Born: March 24, 1987 (age 28), Magura District, Bangladesh
Height: 1.75 m
Spouse: Umme Ahmed Shishir (m. 2012)
Salary: 425,000 USD (2011)
Batting style: Left-handed
Current teams: Bangladesh,Kolkata Knight Riders (All-rounder)