Bangladesh avoided a whitewash against England thanks to Shakib Al Hasan’s all-around skills. Captain Tamim Iqbal praised Shakib for saving the team from embarrassment. He said a cricketer like Shakib is a blessing for any team. Bangladesh has not lost an ODI series at home for six and a half years. Not only West Indies, Zimbabwe, and Afghanistan, cricket superpower India could not suppress the Tigers. However, with one match left against England, the representatives of the red and green are sitting in the series.

The fear was, after nearly a decade, the house would fall to the shame of whitewashing. However, Shakib’s 75 with the bat and 4 important wickets with the ball rescued Bangladesh. Captain Tamim has also been saved from shame. At the end of the match, on Monday (March 6), Tamim praised Shakib and said, “Today (Monday) Shakib’s performance was extraordinary.” He has done amazingly throughout his career. Shakib touched the milestone of 300 wickets in his ODI career in the match against the English by taking 4 wickets. No other bowler of Bangladesh has this record in 50-over matches. At the same time, by scoring 6000 runs, he has made history along with Sanath Jayasuriya and Shahid Afridi.

An achievement that has, naturally, a boon to any team. Tamim Iqbal is also realizing that well. The Tiger ODI captain told the media about his teammate, “He is very strong mentally. He has done such a performance before. It is not new. And having a cricketer like him is a blessing for any team. His skill set is different, you will not find many cricketers who can bowl 10 overs and also bat.