Shakib becomes No. 1 Test allrounder

FE Team | Published: December 23, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

Shakib Al Hasan, the former Bangladesh captain, has become the No. 1 Test allrounder in the latest ICC rankings following his outstanding performance against Pakistan in Mirpur which has ended Jacques Kallis lengthy hold on the position, reports Cricinfo. Shakib hit 144 and then took 6 for 82, to earn the Man-of-the-Match award, as he became the first Bangladesh player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings during a Test match, although he couldn't prevent Pakistan taking the series 2-0. His 144 was Shakib's second Test hundred and he now averages 34.68 with the bat alongside 31.36 with the ball and is currently sat on 96 Test wickets. Kallis, who made 31 and went wicketless in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Centurion, was the No. 1 allrounder for 3696 days and will have the chance to reclaim the top position during the final two matches of that series in Durban and Cape Town. Daniel Vettori, Shane Watson and Stuart Broad complete the top allrounders in Test cricket.