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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan, a Bangladeshi cricketer, was born on 24 March 1987 in Magura District, Bangladesh.

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Shakib Al Hasan's first international debut was against Zimbabwe in 2006.

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Shakib Al Hasan was named 'Test Cricketer of the Year' by Wisden in 2012.

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Shakib is the only Bangladeshi cricketer to be ranked in the top ten of both the Test and ODI rankings at the same time.

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Shakib is the first and only cricketer from Bangladesh to be ranked in the top 10 of the ICC Player Rankings in all three formats of the game.

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In 2010, Shakib was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.

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Shakib was ranked as the second best T20I bowler in the world by ICC in their rankings released on 7 January 2011.

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He is the only player to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same test match.

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Shakib Al Hasan is the first Bangladesh player to score a double century in a test match.

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Shakib is the only Bangladesh player to score a century in all three formats of the game.

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