Close to beating Harbhajan Singh

If Shakib takes 5 wickets in this match, he will surpass Harbhajan Singh to reach the 15th position in the list of players taking the most wickets in international cricket. Harbhajan has 711 wickets in 444 innings of 367 matches played in all three formats. Shakib has so far taken 707 wickets in 482 innings of 444 matches.

Can get ahead of McCullum and Gibbs

Shakib has scored 14641 runs in 485 innings of 444 matches in international cricket. If he scores 36 runs in this match, he will have a chance to surpass legendary batsmen like Brendon McCullum and Herschelle Gibbs in the list of players who have scored the most runs in international cricket. McCullum has 14676 runs and Gibbs has 14661 runs.

Let us tell you that in the first test played in Rawalpindi, Shakib could not perform well with the bat, but he took 4 wickets in bowling. In which he played an important role in wrapping up Pakistan by taking 3 wickets in the second innings.

Bangladesh is leading the series 1-0 with a historic 10-wicket win in the first Test match. In this match, Bangladesh will be eyeing its first series win against Pakistan.