Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান, romanized: Sākib āl hāsān; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi international cricketer who has played Test, One Day International ( ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket for the Bangladeshi cricket team, and has captained the side. He served as the member of Parliament for Magura-1 after being elected in January 2024. A left-handed middle order batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he is considered as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. As of 2026, he is the leading wicket-taker in the history of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Shakib made his Test debut against India in 2007. In a Test against New Zealand in Chittagong in 2008, he took 7 wickets for 36 runs, the best figures by a Bangladeshi bowler at that time. He captained Bangladesh to its first Test win over England in 2016. In Tests he has scored over 4,000 runs and taken over 200 wickets. In ODIs he has scored over 6,000 runs and taken more than 270 wickets, and he is the fastest player to complete the double of 5,000 runs and 250 wickets. At the 2012 Asia Cup he scored 237 runs, including three half-centuries, and took six wickets. Bangladesh reached the final for the first time and lost to Pakistan by two runs, and Shakib was named player of the tournament. At the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, he scored 606 runs, the third-highest total in the tournament, and broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most runs in a single World Cup group stage. In T20 franchise cricket, he has played for teams including the Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jamaica Tallawahs and Dhaka Dominators. He won the Indian Premier League twice with Kolkata, in 2012 and 2014, and the Bangladesh Premier League three times with Dhaka Dominators, in 2012, 2013 and 2016. He was named player of the tournament in the BPL a record four times, in 2012, 2013, 2018 and 2022. He has won 41 man-of-the-match awards, the most by a Bangladeshi player, and 16 man-of-the-series awards across all formats. Between 2009 and 2022, he captained Bangladesh in 120 matches across the three formats. Shakib Al Hasan has been a consistent performer for the Bangladesh cricket team over the years. His career has been filled with controversies over the years, consistently making it to the top of domestic media headlines. He was ranked the 90th most famous athlete in the world by ESPN in 2019. He was included in the ICC Men's Team of the Year twice (2009, 2021).
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