|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has now made him available in the Cricket Australia’s ODI team of the decade, two days after he found a place in Wisden’s best ODI team of this decade.

Shakib scored 4276 runs and claimed 177 wickets in this decade, playing 131 matches. He has five centuries and 35 half-centuries with the highest of 124 runs, which came at an average of 38.87 and his strike rate were 86.07.

He has got two five-wicket hauls in this decade with the best of 5-29 and at an average of 30.15. His economy rate is 4.72 runs per over when in this decade the batsmen found it easier to make runs in abundance.

“The second-highest wicket-taker in one-day cricket this decade, Bangladesh’s star player – who was sadly embroiled in a corruption scandal earlier this year – is a genuine allrounder of the highest quality,” Cricket Australia wrote in their website to justify the selection of Shakib.

“He may not possess the strike power of other batsmen in this side, but he’s been a consistent performer with the bat in a Bangladesh team that has offered him precious little support at times over the past decade. Throw in his potent left-arm spin and he’s a hard man to overlook,” it further wrote.

Shakib has been given the No. 5 position in the batting order, in which England limited over cricket captain Eoin Morgan was his competitor.

Another Bangladeshi Mushfiqu Rahim was also in contention for a wicket-keeping role in the Cricket Australia’s team but India’s  Mahendra Singh Dhoni edged him to bag the role. Dhoni is also selected as the captain of the team.