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Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান, romanized: Sākib āl hāsān; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer and captain who played Test, ODI and T20I cricket for the Bangladeshi cricket team.[b] He was a former member of Parliament for Magura-1.[c] He is known for his aggressive left-handed batting style in the middle order and controlled slow left-arm orthodox bowling.[d] He is widely regarded as a very successful Bangladeshi sportsman, and considered as a highly skilled all-rounder in international Cricket.[e] As of 2025, he is the all-time highest ICC Men's T20 World Cup wicket taker.[16] Shakib Al Hasan made his Test debut in 2007 against India. His breakthrough came in the Test against New Zealand in Chittagong in 2008, where he picked up 7 wickets for 36 runs, the best figures by a Bangladeshi bowler at that time. He quickly established himself as one of the team's leading performers. He has scored over 4,000 runs and taken more than 200 wickets in this format. He has also captained the team on their first-ever Test match win over England in 2016.[17] In ODIs, Shakib has been more successful. He has scored over 6,000 runs and taken more than 270 wickets in the format, becoming the fastest player in history to achieve the double of 5,000 runs and 250 wickets in ODIs.[18] In the 2012 Asia Cup, Shakib scored 237 runs, including three fifties, and took six wickets. Bangladesh progressed to the tournament's final for the first time but eventually lost to Pakistan by 2 runs, and he was awarded the Player of the tournament award in that edition of the tournament.[19] He is considered one of the most impactful players of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup,[20] where he broke the record of maximum runs scored in the group stages of the World Cup which was previously held by Sachin Tendulkar and finished as the third-highest run-scorer, scoring 606 runs in total at the tournament.[21][22] He has played for various T20 tournaments around the world for many teams, including Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jamaica Tallawahs and Dhaka Dominators, where he won the Indian Premier League (IPL) twice with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 2014. He also won the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title 3 times in 2012, 2013 and 2016 with Dhaka Dominators. He was named the player of the tournament in BPL a record four times, in 2012, 2013, 2018 and 2022.[23] He has won 41 man-of-the-match awards, the highest for any Bangladeshi player[24] and 16 man-of-the-series awards in all formats. Between 2009 and 2022, he captained the Bangladesh cricket team in 120 matches across all three formats. Shakib Al Hasan has been a consistent performer for the Bangladesh cricket team over the years.[25][15] His career has been filled with controversies over the years, consistently making it to the top of domestic media headlines.[26] He is considered one of the most influential and followed people on social media in Bangladesh.[citation needed] He was ranked the 90th most famous athlete in the world by ESPN in 2019. He was included in the ICC Men's Team of the Year twice (2009, 2021).[citation needed] Early years and youth cricket Born in Magura District, Khulna Division, Shakib began playing cricket at an early age. According to Prothom Alo sports editor Utpal Shuvro, "Shakib was fairly proficient at cricket and was often hired to play for different villages and teams".[27][28] In one of those matches, Shakib batted aggressively and bowled fast, as he usually did, but also chose to experiment with spin bowling which proved to be not so effective. He was picked to play for Islampur, and took a wicket with his first ball; it was his first delivery with a proper cricket ball, having previously played with a taped tennis ball.[27][28] He spent six months training at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan,[27][28] a government-run sports institute.[29] Shakib played his debut Under-17 match against UAE Under-17s in 2003 in the ACC Under-17 Cup where he recorded bowling figure of 3–18 in 8 overs (with 2 maiden overs).[9] In May 2004, at the age of 17, Shakib made his first-class debut for Khulna where he got a bowling figure of 0/116 off 30 overs in the 1st innings and 3/92 off 28 overs in the 2nd innings. He also scored 13 off 11 with three 4s in the 1st innings and 16 off 43 in the 2nd innings. His 1st first-class wicket was Rakibul Hasan.[10] Shakib first represented Bangladesh at the Under-19 level in November 2005 in the 2005 Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup against India Under-19. In his debut match, he scored 24 off 23 balls with four 4s and also achieved a bowling figure of 2/26 in 10 overs with 2 maidens by taking his first wicket of Tanmay Srivastava.[11] In the tournament, Shakib played 5 matches, scoring 138 runs at an average of 38.50 and getting 5 wickets at an average of 25.20.[30] On 30 November 2005, 18-year-old Shakib guided Bangladesh to a four-wicket win over England in the opening match of the tri-nation Under-19 tournament (involving England and Sri Lanka) with his 82 off 62.[31] During the final of a tri-nation tournament, Shakib scored an 86-ball century and took three wickets to lead his team to victory.[32][33] In his 18 youth One Day Internationals, he has scored 563 runs at an average of 35.18 with three 50s and one 100 and a high score of 100 and took 22 wickets at an average of 20.18 with an economy of 3.68 and a best figure of 4/34.[24][34] On 1 January 2005, Shakib made his first-class debut in the match between Bangladesh Cricket Board President's XI and Zimbabweans where he scored 14 off 14 in the 1st innings and 15 off 66 in the 2nd innings. He also got bowling figures of 0/133 in 32 overs.[35] In February 2005, Shakib got his 1st first-class international wicket by dismissing Vusimuzi Sibanda and a five-wicket haul playing against Zimbabwe A.[36]
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