Shakib A Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান) (born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer. 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, 18 Youth One Day Internationals between 2005 and 2006. Shakib made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in August 2006, and his Test debut on 18 May against India. During a match against New Zealand in 2008, Shakib took the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh player in Tests, 7 wickets for 37 runs. Until then, Shakib had been considered more of a batsman than a bowler, although still an all-rounder. From January 2009 to April 2011, Shakib was ranked first amongst ODI all-rounders by the ICC. In December 2011, he became the world's top-ranked all-rounder at both Test and ODI levels.
Shakib was appointed Bangladesh's vice-captain in June 2009 when Mashrafe Mortaza replaced Mohammad Ashraful as captain. During Bangladesh's tour of the West Indies the following month, Mortaza injured himself and Shakib took over the captaincy. He was 22 years old at the time. Initially a temporary position until Mortaza recovered, Shakib's success against the West Indies, securing his side's first overseas series win, ensured he retained the position even after Mortaza recovered. He 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 injury struck again and Shakib was asked to assume the role. Domestically he has represented Khulna Division since 2004, and in 2010 he spent several months playing for Worcestershire in England, becoming the first Bangladeshi player to represent an English county. For the 2011 Indian Premier League, Shakib was contracted by Kolkata Knight Riders. He was relieved from captaincy in September 2011.

Shakib Al Hasan

Personal information
Full name	Shakib Al Hasan
Born	24 March 1987 (age 25) Magura, Bangladesh
Batting style	Left handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All rounder
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 46)	18 May 2007 v India
Last Test	17 December 2011 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 81)	6 August 2006 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	20 March 2012 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	75
T20I debut (cap 11)	28 November 2006 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	29 November 2011 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004–present	Khulna Division
2010–present	Worcestershire
2011–present	Kolkata Knight Riders
2012–present	Khulna Royal Bengals
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	26	126	60	149
Runs scored	1,630	3,635	3,496	4,048
Batting average	34.68	35.63	34.61	32.91
100s/50s	2/9	5/25	5/19	5/27
Top score	144	134*	144	134*
Balls bowled	6,381	6,452	12,234	7,327
Wickets	96	160	192	183
Bowling average	31.36	28.85	29.30	28.25
5 wickets in innings	9	0	14	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	7/36	4/16	7/32	4/16
Catches/stumpings	9/–	35/–	30/–	42/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 March 2012