Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan: Cricketer From Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan is a Bangladeshi international-level cricketer, a former captain of the national team in limited-overs formats, who plays as an all-rounder. The first player in ICC Cricket World Cup history to score 600+ runs and take 10+ wickets in a single tournament.
Shakib Al Hasan: Biography And Sporting Career
Shakib Al Hasan was born on March 24, 1987, in the town of Magura, located in the Khulna Division in southwest Bangladesh. He grew up in a middle-class family in an area where access to proper sports infrastructure was seriously limited, so his only “training ground” was dusty empty lots. His gear was homemade bats plus a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape (tape-ball). That exact “street-school” grind built his insane reflexes and his ability to adjust on the fly to absolutely any conditions.
A stroke of luck helped the future star break into organized cricket. It all kicked off in 2000, when 13-year-old Shakib agreed to turn out for a local team in his town. It was a regular unofficial match, officiated by Saddam Hossain, a local umpire. The ref was so blown away by Al Hasan’s technique that after the game he walked up to Shakib’s father and said straight up:
“He is too good player to be playing in this village. You should send him to a cricket academy.”
It’s worth noting that Shakib was the only son in the family. Even though his father worked as a banker and was into football, he always backed his son’s interest in cricket and eventually agreed to send him to train at the local club “Islampur Para”.
Once Shakib Al Hasan’s talent started showing big-time, it opened doors for Shakib to attend a training camp in Narail. After an intense stretch of preparation, he got an invitation to BKSP. Getting into that academy marked the jump to a whole new level – fully professional.
After going through all stages of the academy system, Al Hasan made his debut for Bangladesh U-17 in 2003 at the ACC U17 tournament and immediately put up a standout performance for a newcomer against the UAE: 3 wickets for 18 runs in 8 overs, including two maidens. Next came his debut for the U-19 side at the Afro-Asia Cup, where his performances only boosted his rep as a talented all-rounder.
Shakib Al Hasan was named in Bangladesh’s senior squad for a Zimbabwe ODI tour in mid-2006, which marked his international debut. After that, he got called up to the T20I side as well, and a year later he joined Bangladesh’s Test team, where he played one of the key roles in Bangladesh reaching the Super 8. The article format doesn’t let us lay out his entire career and list every single contribution he made to his team’s wins, so we’ll stick to the biggest highlights and achievements:
- Under his leadership, Bangladesh secured a historic Test series win over the West Indies (2-0) in July 2009;
- The only cricketer in history to simultaneously hold the No.1 ICC ranking as the top all-rounder across all three formats (Tests, ODI, and T20I);
- The first cricketer to score 600+ runs and take 10+ wickets in a single ICC Cricket World Cup tournament (2019);
- Shakib holds Bangladesh’s all-time record for “Player of the Match” and “Player of the Series” awards across all formats;
- He has two IPL champion titles with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 2014, where he played a key role in the finals.
Shakib Al Hasan remains one of Bangladesh’s greatest all-rounders: his achievements and leadership for the national team are hard to argue with. After the political events of August 2024 and the legal procedures that followed, he has temporarily stopped playing for the national side and is living in the United States, while the BCB is trying to smooth things over and bring him back into the squad.
On top of that, he’s still linked up with domestic teams in Bangladesh such as Khulna Division and Rangpur Riders in the BPL and regularly features in T20 leagues such as LT20 for MI Emirates, the Global Super League for Dubai Capitals and the County Championship for Surrey.
Shakib Al Hasan: Personal Life And Fun Facts
Shakib’s personal life is closely tied to his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir (also known as Shishir Nahir), a Bangladeshi-American model and IT specialist. They met in England in 2010, when Shakib was playing for Worcestershire and she was studying and working there. The couple have three children: daughters Alayna Aubrey Hasan and Errum Hasan and a son, Izah Al Hasan. To wrap up, here are a few interesting facts about the athlete and his playing stats:
- Despite not holding the official “captain” title, Shakib remains the most influential figure in the dressing room. He’s often called a “player-coach,” and jokingly – Moyna;
- In his downtime, Shakib likes watching Hollywood movies. Among his favorites are Titanic and Avatar;
- Al Hasan is a successful businessman: chairman of Monarch Holdings, launched Burak Commodities Exchange for gold trading in 2021, and opened a brokerage firm in May 2021.
Shakib Al Hasan regularly updates his pages on Facebook @Shakib.Al.Hasan, X (Twitter) @Sah75official and Instagram @haki_b75. Mostly, he shares life away from the cricket ground. There are many posts are about his family and vacations.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Bat Avg | Top Score | Balls bowled | Wickets | Bowl Avg | Best Bowl | Catches |
| Test | 71 | 4 609 | 37.77 | 217 | 15 675 | 246 | 31.72 | 7/36 | 29 |
| ODI | 247 | 7 570 | 37.29 | 134 | 12 575 | 317 | 29.52 | 5/29 | 60 |
| T20I | 129 | 2 551 | 23.19 | 84 | 2 745 | 149 | 20.91 | 5/20 | 31 |
| T20s | 470 | 7 805 | 21.20 | 89 | 9 723 | 507 | 21.73 | 6/6 | – |
| List A | 308 | 9 223 | 35.61 | 134 | 15 367 | 400 | 28.20 | 5/18 | – |
| FC | 108 | 6 536 | 36.11 | 217 | 22 205 | 355 | 30.34 | 7/32 | 52 |
