Personal
information
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Full name
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Shakib
Al Hasan
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Born
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24
March 1987
Magura, Bangladesh |
Batting style
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Left handed
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Bowling style
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Slow left arm orthodox
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Role
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All rounder
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A
talented middle order batsman and a probing, economical left-arm spinner,
Shakib Al Hasan has been one of the most prized assets in Bangladesh cricket as
he has not only proved his vitality in both all areas but his leadership
qualities have also seen a more courageous and confident Bangladesh unit taking
to the field.
The Magura-born Shakib made his ODI debut in 2006 primarily as a bowler, but
over time started concentrating on his batting. However his bowling talents
were re-discovered in the 2008 home Test series against New Zealand where in an
exceptional first game, he ran through the Kiwi line-up with figures of 7-37 in
the first innings and a fluent 71 in the second innings also reiterated his
batting skills. Gradually, he became the undisputed all-rounder in the side.
His growth as a player saw him being elevated to vice captaincy in 2009 but
Shakib showed he was up for captaincy when as a stand-in captain on the fifth
day of the opening Test against West Indies in 2009, he led Bangladesh to its first
ever victory on foreign soil.
Mashrafe Mortaza’s injury saw Shakib getting a prolonged shot at captaincy and
though his stints as captain had its highs and lows, he continued to come
through leaps and bounds as a player. But in mid-2010, he decided give up
captaincy. However, fate had other plans as Mortaza once again fell prey to
injury and Shakib was asked to lead the side in the home ODI series against New
Zealand in which Bangladesh thrashed the Kiwis by a whopping 4-0 margin. The
following year, Bangladesh toured Zimbabwe to play a one-off Test and five ODIs
against them. Under skipper Shakib, the team put up a disastrous performance as
Zimbabwe beat them by 136 runs in their only Test and also clinched the ODI
series 3-2. Immediate repercussions of the defeat saw Shakib being axed by the
Bangladesh Cricket Board.The talented all-rounder was signed by the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
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