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.