One of the top all-rounders across the cricketing landscape, Shakib Al Hasan is undoubtedly the best cricketer to come from the land of Bangladesh. His aggressive left-hand batting, slow left-arm orthodox, and athleticism on-field makes him a premier force in world cricket. The Jessore-born has also captained his national side and was named ICC’s Number 1 all-rounder across all formats in 2015. Shakib started playing cricket at a very young age and before making his first-class debut was often contacted by different teams to play for them. He made his first-class debut against Zimbabwe in 2005 and a year later, made his International debut against the same team in an ODI. In the same series, the all-rounder made his T20I debut and then he got his maiden Test cap. A young Shakib smacked his maiden ODI ton against Canada, just before the 2007 World Cup and then featured in the global event. During Bangladesh’s historic victory against India in the World Cup, Shakib scored a well-composed 50 and bowled an economical 10-over spell. Due to his ability to change the game with both bat and ball, Shakib got his maiden Test cap against India in 2007. From there on, the national selectors persisted with the all-rounder and the cricketer also started delivering. In 2009, Shakib was named the vice-captain of his national side. Then, with back-to-back injuries to Mashrafe Mortaza, the premier all-rounder was handed the captaincy role for his country. He proved himself by staying calm under pressure. Bangladesh won 22 out of 47 games under his captaincy, including their victory over England in the 2011 World Cup. However, after a disappointing tour of Zimbabwe, Shakib was removed as captain. The all-rounder has also had his fair share of disciplinary issues too. In 2010, during an ODI against New Zealand, Shakib the then captain, while batting threatened to hit a person who walked through the sightscreen. While in February 2014, BCB handed Shakib a f
