No century in seven years, how is Shakib doing?
September 23, 20242 Mins Read

Sports Desk: When the name Shakib Al Hasan comes up, the image of a cricketer with a record of Bangladesh comes to mind. He alone has won the team numerous matches in bat and ball, lifted him to the peak of success, touched the top of the Himalayas himself. But in the last seven years, Shakib has become a shadow of himself in Tests. Bangladesh did not get any century from Shakib's bat at this time.

Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib's Test debut was in 2007. Shakib, who wore a white shirt against India in Chittagong, has played 70 Tests in this format so far. He scored 4600 runs in 128 innings at an average of 38.33 with 242 wickets. There are 5 centuries, 1 double century. All in all Shakib's stats speak for him but time is not laughing at all.

Last 7 years ago on March 15, 2017, Shakib scored a century against Sri Lanka in Colombo. He played an innings of 116 runs. After that, the best cricketer of the country could not touch the magic figure of three digits even though he came to the field with the bat in another 37 innings. During this period, however, he scored nine half-centuries, the highest being an innings of 87 against Ireland.

Looking at the statistics, it can be seen that since his debut till 2017, Shakib has scored 3594 runs with 22 fifties and five centuries in 96 innings at an average of 40.4. Shakib's 1006 runs, 9 fifties at an average of 32.5 in 32 innings from 2018 till now. The world's best all-rounder has scored 146 runs in 7 innings so far in 2024, with an average of 24.3! Maximum run is 36.

Went to T20 World Cup with eye problem. That problem is still suffering quite well. Shakib is constantly facing problems while batting. Along with that, there are rumors of India playing with a finger injury in the series. The age house has crossed 37. Is Shakib's time up? The answer is in the hands of time. Source: risingbd.com