Shakib Al Hasan On Cusp Of Joining Kapil Dev, Kallis For Huge Record In IND Vs BAN Tests
Shakib Al Hasan sniffs a huge Test record (x.com)
Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan is on course of joining an elite all-rounders club in Test cricket. The 37-year-old, currently in India for a two-match Test series, might well join the group through the impending WTC fixtures.
The club in contention already features a slew of legendary all-rounders in the form of Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Jacques Kallis and Daniel Vettori.
Shakib Al Hasan About To Enter History Books
A veteran of 69 Test matches, Shakib Al Hasan has tallied 4,543 runs in 126 innings at a splendid batting average of 38.50. The left-handed batter has scored his runs at a swift pace, considering he holds a strike-rate of nearly 62. Ever since he made his format debut back in May 2007 with a match against India, Shakib Al Hasan has pounded five tons and 31 half-centuries.
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All his batting milestones aside, Shakib has also picked up 242 Test wickets through his left-arm spin trade. If the seasoned Bangladeshi cricketer manages to add eight more wickets to his illustrious pile, he will become only the fifth all-rounder to simultaneously aggregate over 4,000 runs and 250 wickets in Test history.
The 37-year-old might well scale the feat through the upcoming two-match series against Team India in Chennai and Kanpur later this month.
As of now, the elite all-rounder’s list is spearheaded by the following four cricketers:
| Players | Teams | Runs and Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 13,289 runs and 292 wickets |
| Kapil Dev | India | 5,248 runs and 434 wickets |
| Ian Botham | England | 5,200 runs and 383 wickets |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 4,531 runs and 362 wickets |
Shakib Al Hasan recently played a crucial role for Bangladesh in their 2-0 series triumph over Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Stadium. He picked up five wickets across the series, which included a match-winning three-wicket haul in the first Test to limit Pakistan to just 146.
The legendary Bangladesh all-rounder will start out as one of the seniormost members from the visitor’s group when they take on Team India at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium on September 19.
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