Welcome to the Shakib Al Hasan Fan Site!

Standing head and shoulders over his teammates, Shakib Al Hasan is a name that has taken Bangladesh cricket by storm. Hailing from Magura, Jessore in southwestern Bangladesh, Shakib is a penetrating and economical left arm spinner and talented middle order batsman. His fine performances with both bat and ball have bailed out the Bangladesh cricket team on many occasions. Few can forget his stunning performance against New Zealand in Chittagong where his figures of 7 for 36 remain the best ever recorded by a Bangladeshi bowler. His memorable 108 against Pakistan in April, 2008 after Bangladesh were reduced to 10/3 and then 16/4 was equally impressive. He is widely regarded as the finest all rounder Bangladesh has produced, and at only 22 years of age, Shakib's best years are far ahead of him.

Shakib is currently rated as the top all rounder in One Day Internationals by the International Cricket Council (ICC), ahead of names such as Jacques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff, Jacob Oram, and Shoaib Malik. He is also the Wisden Test Cricketer of the year for 2009. In the absence of Bangladesh's injured captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shakib led Bangladesh to its first overseas Test series victory over the West Indies in July, 2009. Shakib truly led from the front as a depleted West Indies side were outmatched and whitewashed in both the Test and ODI series. Shakib's great form continued in the ODI series in Zimbabwe in August where he led Bangladesh to victory over their familiar foes by a margin of 4-1. He then led his country to victory against the same opponents by the same margin in Bangladesh in November. Shakib's recent signing by Worcestershire is another milestone in Bangladesh's cricketing history as he will be the first Bangladeshi player to play for an English county.

Shakib has played in 75 ODI matches scoring 2047 runs at an average of 35.91 with four centuries and 12 half centuries. He has also taken 83 one day wickets with an economy rate of 4.04. Shakib has also played in 14 Test matches scoring 715 runs with three half centuries at an average of 29.79. His bowling figures in Test matches include 48 scalps at a very economical 2.72.

Thanks again for visiting ShakibAlHasan.com. Look out for many more additions to the site in the coming weeks including a picture gallery, videos of Shakib's finest moments, and a chat room where you can interact with fellow Shakib fans and share links during live Bangladesh cricket matches. Be sure to visit us regularly!