Shakib Al Hasan

Full name Shakib Al Hasan

Born March 24, 1987, Magura, Jessore

Current age 23 years 347 days

Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh A,Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Khulna Division, Worcestershire

Also known as Saqibul Hasan

Playing role Allrounder

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	21	40	2	1179	100	31.02	2123	55.53	1	5	158	6	8	0
ODIs	105	101	17	2913	134*	34.67	3741	77.86	5	18	267	19	28	0
T20Is	14	14	0	207	47	14.78	185	111.89	0	0	17	4	4	0
First-class	54	100	9	2991	129	32.86			4	14			28	0
List A	132	127	18	3563	134*	32.68	4480	79.53	5	23	324	22	39	0
Twenty20	21	21	0	293	47	13.95	259	113.12	0	0	24	7	8	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	21	34	5083	2410	75	7/36	9/115	32.13	2.84	67.7	3	7	0
ODIs	105	104	5350	3806	132	4/33	4/33	28.83	4.26	40.5	3	0	0
T20Is	14	14	294	328	17	4/34	4/34	19.29	6.69	17.2	1	0	0
First-class	54		10706	4898	164	7/32		29.86	2.74	65.2	4	12	0
List A	132	130	6465	4558	161	4/30	4/30	28.31	4.23	40.1	6	0	0
Twenty20	21	21	456	488	25	4/34	4/34	19.52	6.42	18.2	1	0	0

Profile

Shakib Al Hasan is a left-arm spinner and talented batsman, who ensured his place in the Bangladesh squad for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka with a blistering performance in the final of the tri-nations U-19 ODI tournament in Bangladesh. Firstly, he took 3 for 39 in the Sri Lankan innings and then scored 100 to guide Bangladesh to victory. Although primarily selected for his bowling, he has shown great potential with the bat. As well as the century, he has scored two half-centuries and has an Afridi-style strike rate of more than 106. Hasan made his one-day debut in the final match against Zimbabwe in July 2006. He scored an unbeaten 30 and helped steer Bangladesh to victory. Since then Hasan has proved to be an asset to his team. He scored his maiden ODI hundred, against Canada in a tri-series before the 2007 World Cup and a year later hit his first against a better attack - Pakistan's. His bowling has been penetrative and economical and his partnership with fellow left-armer Abdur Razzak has been a bonus for Bangladesh. Shakib rattled New Zealand with 7 for 36 in the 2008 Chittagong Test, which till date are the best figures by a Bangladesh bowler in an innings. His sensational batting took Bangladesh to their first ever tri-series final, against Sri Lanka, the following year. He's one of the most valuable and consistent performers in the team.

His best moment in the Test arena, till date, came when he led Bangladesh to their first-ever overseas Test series win, albeit against a second-string West Indies. Standing in for the injured captain Mashrafe Mortaza, Shakib slammed an unbeaten 96 in Grenada and also picked up the Man-of-the-Series prize for his 13 wickets.

Bangladeshi Hip Hop

Stoic Bliss

Stoic Bliss (Kazi & Ac1D) are the fathers of Hip-Hop in the urban Bengali music scene. Being the pioneers of Bangla Rap, Stoic Bliss ventured into the music industry in Bangladesh in hopes of introducing a new genre to their home country. After shopping for deals, Stoic Bliss signed with music veterans G-Series and released their debut Album Light Years Ahead. The introduction of the new Genre paved its way to create a new platform of music. Bengali audience's world-wide tuned in to greet Bengali Hip-Hop at its purest form with open arms. Hit single Abar Jigay made the groups name and popularity spread like wild fire across every nation. Light Years Ahead sold well over 250,000 copies within the first 10 months, making Stoic Bliss the next big thing to hit the markets of Bangladesh. Through their album, word of mouth and shows their demand increased, hip-hop became a fixed genre that squeezed its way through and found acceptance in the Bengali communities world-wide. What once was an experimental project is now a revolution. Stoic Bliss opened a new chapter and unlocked a passage that allowed other armature Hip-Hop admirers to take stand. Ac1D however, is still the only rapper that can fluently "flow" in Bengali and ingenuously switch back to English. Kazi is the main vocalist/singer in the group with unique vocal play and melodies. When it comes to collaborating to make good music Kazi & Ac1D makes the perfect team. Together, the Combination of singing and rapping demonstrates originality, flow and unique word play that are impossible to imitate. Although there are many Bengali hip-hop groups that released after Stoic Bliss, no one can reach the magnitude of the creator. As if Light Years Ahead wasn't enough to feed the ears of the hungry listeners, Stoic Bliss decided to release their second album Kolpona'r Baire from G-Series in 2007. Stoic Bliss promises that this new album will be ten times betters then the first, and fulfill the hunger of those who couldn't get enough of the first album. "The first album was just an experiment to see the reaction of the listeners, this second album is the real deal. It is the introduction of Bengali Hip-Hop at its purest form, Its not Bangla Rap if your rapping in English and have a Bengali chorus, its Bangla Rap when the entire song is in Bengali " – Ac1D. This current album will set the standard for Bengali hip-hop for generations to come" – Kazi. Although Stoic Bliss introduced Bangla Rap to Bangladesh, it will take a few generations before it is completely accepted by people through out the nation of BD. "Our goal is to introduce perspectives to the stereotypes and show them what we are capable of, Kolpona'r Baire has a little bit of everything. We hope to gain listeners from every type of genre." – Ac1D. Though Stoic Bliss became an international hit, they still have a long way to go before their mission is completed. Until then come experience the legend in the making, see what the streets is talking about, come join us in carrying out this revolution and make Hip-Hop a fixed genre for generations to come… Come Fall In The Bliss…