Rohit Sharma OUT as Shakib al Hasan picks his all time ODI XI

Published - 27 Aug 2024, 10:56 AM | Updated - 28 Aug 2024, 11:08 AM

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Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan picked his all-time ODI XI and named some of the most famous cricketers in it. From Sachin Tendulkar to MS Dhoni to Shane Warne to Muralitharan, everyone found a place in his XI.

Shakib Al Hasan also picked himself as the second of the two all-rounders and slotted himself at number seven. Overall, the XI looks like an unbeatable unit and would beat any of the top sides in the world.

Shakib Al Hasan's XI started with Sachin Tendulkar and Saeed Anwar as the two openers. He made sure that he maintained the left-right combination at the top of the order.

He had an interesting choice at number three in the form of Chris Gayle who generally opened in international cricket. Shakib Al Hasan slotted in Virat Kohli next at four, followed by Jacques Kallis at five. Thus he ensured that he had plenty of bowling options in his top five.

He slotted in MS Dhoni at number six and also named him as the captain. Shakib slotted himself at seven as the second all-rounder to complete his top seven.

Shakib Al Hasan included two spinners and two pacers to complete his bowling lineup. He included Murali and Warne as his two spinners and Wasim Akram and Glenn McGrath as his specialist pacers to conclude his XI.

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As a cricketer, Shakib is having a tough time playing international cricket. He was given a demerit point and fined 10% of his match fee for throwing the ball at Mohammad Rizwan in an inappropriate manner.

Both Pakistan and Bangladesh were also fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the Test match.

Shakib Al Hasan's All-Time ODI XI

Pakistan were deemed to be six overs of the target and hence docked six WTC points and fined 30 percent of their match fee.

Bangladesh were found to be three overs short and therefore docked three WTC points along with a fine of 15 percent of the match fee. This was the first instance of Bangladesh losing key WTC points while it was the second instance for Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the incident concerning Shakib's demerit point occurred in the 33rd over of Pakistan's second innings when Shakib hurled the ball inappropriately towards Mohammad Rizwan, the batter, who wasn't ready to face Shakib's next delivery.

On-field umpires Richard Kettleborough and Adrian Holdstock, third umpire Michael Gough and fourth umpire Rashid Riaz leveled the charges.

Despite his being fined, Shakib came up with a good performance in the second innings picking three wickets, and along with his fellow spinner Mehidy Hasaran who picked four picked up seven wickets to derail the Men In Green in the second innings.

Pakistan were bowled out for 146 in the second innings with Bangladesh chasing down 30 required to win without the loss of any wickets. This win marked Bangladesh's first over Pakistan in their Test history.

Despite Shakib coping with punishment, he was praised by skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto for his performance in the Test match.

"When he takes the field to represent the country, from what I understand, he is very dedicated as a person. He does everything that's required to win. He pushes everything in his personal life to one side to think and focus on what he can do for the team, what he can do to help a junior cricketer, and things like that. He can do these sorts of things in a unique way," Najmul said praising Shakib.

Unfortunately, the former Bangladesh Test skipper is also accused of murder charges in the recent social and political turmoil in the country.

Shakib Al Hasan’s all-time ODI XI: Sachin Tendulkar, Saeed Anwar, Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, Jacques Kallis, MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath

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