All rounder Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib pays off due salaries and talks of ‘hidden agendas’

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan announced on a Facebook post that he has paid off the remaining dues of the employees in his aquaculture farm in Shathkhira but also said that the incidents of unrest, where employees ‘took to the streets and created chaos’ were instigated by ‘some people with hidden agendas.’ Shakib also wrote that media played its part in blowing things out of proportion by failing to look into the situation with depth and integrity.

Shakib banned by ICC

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan from all cricket for two years, with one year of that suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

BCB, Shakib at odds again

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) issued a letter addressing Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan yesterday, asking him to clarify why he had breached his contract by signing a deal with one of the country’s top mobile phone operators without informing the board.

‘We need someone with foresight’

The India series is more challenging than any other. In T20Is, since it’s a short format, there is always a chance, no matter how big or small the teams are. Since 70-80 per cent of the matches are decided in the last three or four deliveries, there is always a chance.

Shakib, Tamim in The Hundred for 100k

Bangladesh cricket superstars Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal were among six Bangladesh players to have registered for England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB’s) inaugural draft for The Hundred.

Shakib powers Tigers to win

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front and remained unbeaten on a match-winning 70 as Bangladesh finally managed to break the Afghanistan hoodoo, registering a four-wicket win in the tri-nation T20I series in Chattogram yesterday.

Shakib is less interested in Tests: Hassan

Bangladesh Test and T20 skipper Shakib Al Hasan had said a few times over the last two or three weeks that he was not really interested in being captain in any format of the game as he would have more time to focus on his own game as just a player. While

‘Tigers imbalanced in Shakib’s absence’

Shakib Al Hasan is not in Sri Lanka for the three-match ODI series as the champions all-rounder was granted a break by the Bangladesh Cricket Board following a magnificent World Cup and it seems that the hosts have worked out their plan of action in the stalwart’s absence.

Shakib, Sharma or Starc

After 44 days of cricket, we are just 2 days away from the much-awaited final of the World Cup. Be it England or New Zealand who win it on July 14 at Lord’s, one thing is sure, the game will have a new world champion. In all these days, we saw some unanticipated hits

June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019

Never try to predict Shakib

I have known Shakib Al Hasan since 2004 when we played for the Bangladesh under-17 team but over the years our paths have diverged. I shifted my profession from a cricketer to a sports journalist while he continued to do what he used to do the best -- play cricket.

June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019

‘It’s just unbelievable from Shakib’

It’s amazing what Shakib Al Hasan is doing, it’s just unbelievable batting. Shakib has improved a lot because he was dropped in the Indian Premier League and had to practise really hard. Importantly, he knew what needed to improve - and he did it.

June 26, 2019
June 26, 2019

So much to learn from Shakib: Soumya

Soumya Sarkar said that he had a lot to learn from Shakib Al Hasan and that it was big factor for the Bangladesh players to share a dressing room with the world’s number one ODI all-rounder. Asked whether the team congratulated Shakib

June 25, 2019
June 25, 2019

STRATOSPHERIC SHAKIB

Shakib Al Hasan becomes the only player to score 1,000 runs and take 30 wickets in World Cup history.

June 25, 2019
June 25, 2019

Classical Shakib trumps the new age

With the pitch at Southampton being a slow one, on which Afghanistan’s spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi had bullied the famed Indian batting lineup on Saturday, there was fear of how Bangladesh would fare against the same trio on the same wicket.

June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019

Shakib reaches 6000 runs

Shakib Al Hasan, who has been in tremendous form in the ongoing World Cup, reached the landmark of 6000 runs in ODI cricket during

May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019

Shakib back at the top

Good tidings are piling up for Bangladesh as the team prepare for their World Cup challenge starting with their opening match against South Africa on June 2 in London.

March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019

Shakib's IPL NOC yet to be decided

Bangladesh Test and T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan could not meet with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials yesterday as he had to

March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019

Shakib's NOC rests on next assessment

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury informed yesterday that Shakib Al Hasan's eligibility for a No Objection

March 2, 2019
March 2, 2019

Shakib in line for NZ trip?

With the Bangladesh cricket team not having the best of times on their ongoing tour of New Zealand, there have inevitably been rumours

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