{"id":2607,"date":"2016-09-23T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/?p=2607"},"modified":"2016-09-23T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T13:56:19","slug":"shakib-on-the-verge-of-unique-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/2016\/09\/23\/shakib-on-the-verge-of-unique-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakib on the verge of unique milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bangladesh\u2019s Shakib Al Hasan is just two wickets away from becoming the only man in world cricket to be his country\u2019s most successful bowler in all three forms of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Al Hasan heads into Bangladesh\u2019s historic three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, starting on Sunday, with 206 career wickets to his name, trailing fellow left-armer Abdur Razzak on 207.<\/p>\n

Already Bangladesh\u2019s most prolific wicket-taker in Tests (147 wickets) and T20 internationals (65 wickets), it seems a foregone conclusion the allrounder will surpass Razzak in the coming week.<\/p>\n

But his status as Bangladesh\u2019s leading ODI bowler could be under threat by his own skipper, paceman Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who heads into the series against Afghanistan on 203 career wickets, just three behind Shakib.<\/p>\n

Razzak, who last represented his country more than two years ago, backed 29-year-old Shakib to break a multitude of records before his career comes to an end.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI won\u2019t say or I can\u2019t say how many wickets he would take before retiring from the cricket but he stands on a good chance to break several records,\u201d Razzak told The Independent.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis dedication and hunger makes him absolute favourite to make so many records for Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe he is going to set such a benchmark which would be tough to emulate. The rate at which he is progressing is unbelievable. He is quite a genius and Bangladesh is lucky to have a player like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The late introduction of T20 cricket into international cricket accounts for the fact that, currently, no bowler leads the way for his country in all three formats.<\/p>\n

However, seven of the nine other Test-playing nations has one bowler on top of the pile in Test and ODI cricket; England\u2019s Jimmy Anderson, India\u2019s Anil Kumble, Pakistan\u2019s Wasim Akram, South Africa\u2019s Shaun Pollock, Sri Lanka\u2019s Muthiah Muralidaran and Zimbabwe\u2019s Heath Streak are their country\u2019s most prolific bowlers in Test and ODIs.<\/p>\n

Australia (Shane Warne in Tests, Glenn McGrath in ODIs, Shane Watson in T20s) and New Zealand (Sir Richard Hadlee in Tests, Daniel Vettori in ODIs, Nathan McCullum in T20s) have different bowlers topping their respective lists across all forms.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Bangladesh named uncapped batsman Mosaddek Hossain and recalled bowler Shafiul Islam for the series against Afghanistan, the first ever bilateral contest between the two nations.<\/p>\n

The selectors also dropped paceman Al-Amin Hossain in a revamped 13-man squad for the first two of three matches at Dhaka\u2019s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought Shafiul would be a better option as he bowled fantastically well in recent training sessions,\u201d chief selector Minhajul Abedin told a press conference in Dhaka.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur management also preferred Shafiul ahead of Al-Amin, who is lagging behind in terms of fitness and fielding.\u201d
\nPaceman Rubel Hossain was also recalled to the side after an injury-plagued season, as was left-arm spinner Taijul Islam having last played an ODI against New Zealand in the World Cup last year.<\/p>\n

Paceman Taskin Ahmed will join the squad after the ICC lifted the bowling ban placed on him. Taskin received the sanction following the World Twenty20 in India earlier this year where umpires deemed he had an illegal bowling action.<\/p>\n

He underwent a reassessment of his action in Australia this month and, along with teammate Arafat Sunny, has had his action approved by the ICC.<\/p>\n

Most wickets for each country<\/p>\n

Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Shane Warne (708)
\nODIs \u2013 Glenn McGrath (381)
\nT20s \u2013 Shane Watson (48)<\/p>\n

Bangladesh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Shakib Al Hasan (147)
\nODIs \u2013 Abdur Razzaq (207)
\nT20s \u2013 Shakib Al Hasan (65)<\/p>\n

England<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Jimmy Anderson (463)
\nODIs \u2013 Jimmy Anderson (269)
\nT20s \u2013 Stuart Broad (65)<\/p>\n

India<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Anil Kumble (619)
\nODIs \u2013 Anil Kumble (337)
\nT20s \u2013 Ravichandran Ashwin (52)<\/p>\n

New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Richard Hadlee (431)
\nODIs \u2013 Daniel Vettori (305)
\nT20s \u2013 Nathan McCullum (58)<\/p>\n

Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Wasim Akram (414)
\nODIs \u2013 Wasim Akram (502)
\nT20s \u2013 Shahid Afridi (97)<\/p>\n

South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Shaun Pollock (421)
\nODIs \u2013 Shaun Pollock (393)
\nT20s \u2013 Dale Steyn (58)<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Muthiah Muralidaran (800)
\nODIs \u2013 Muthiah Muralidaran (534)
\nT20s \u2013 Lasith Malinga (78)<\/p>\n

West Indies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Courtney Walsh (519)
\nODIs \u2013 Courtney Walsh (227)
\nT20s \u2013 Dwayne Bravo (51)<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tests \u2013 Heath Streak (216)
\nODIs \u2013 Heath Streak (239)
\nT20s \u2013 Graeme Cremer (33)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is just two wickets away from becoming the only man in world cricket to be his country’s most successful bowler in all three forms of the game. Al Hasan heads into Bangladesh’s historic three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, starting on Sunday, with 206 career wickets to his name, trailing fellow left-armer Abdur Razzak on 207. Already Bangladesh’s most prolific wicket-taker in Tests (147 wickets) and T20 internationals (65 wickets), it seems a foregone conclusion the allrounder will surpass Razzak in the coming week. But his status<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607\/revisions\/2609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}