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Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan completed the grand double of 2,000 runs and 100 wickets on home soil during his brief innings of 9 on Sunday, the fifth and final day of Fatullah Test against India.
He became only the seventh all-rounder in the world to score 2,000 runs and take 100 wickets in a particular country. Interestingly Shakib achieved both the milestones in the Fatullah Test. His wicket of Shikhar Dhawan on Day 3 was his 100th scalp in Bangladesh, and on Sunday he completed 2,000 runs.
What has been his contribution to Bangladesh cricket can be gauged from the fact that no other batsman has scored 2,000 runs for Bangladesh in Bangladesh and no other bowler has taken 100 wickets for Bangladesh in Bangladesh!
The list of exclusive seven in chronological order is as follows:
| Player | Country | Mts | Runs | Bat Avg | 100s | Wkts | Bowl Avg | 5WI |
| Gary Sobers | in West Indies | 44 | 4075 | 66.8 | 14 | 107 | 34.12 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | in England | 59 | 2969 | 34.92 | 8 | 226 | 27.54 | 17 |
| Kapil Dev | in India | 65 | 2810 | 36.97 | 5 | 219 | 26.49 | 11 |
| Jacques Kallis | in South Africa | 88 | 7035 | 56.73 | 23 | 165 | 30.61 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | in England | 40 | 2007 | 35.21 | 3 | 109 | 36.11 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | in New Zealand | 57 | 2470 | 33.37 | 4 | 159 | 37.11 | 6 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | in Bangladesh | 28 | 2004 | 42.63 | 2 | 103 | 34.67 | 10 |
Shakib Al Hasan is the quickest to reach this landmark -- in just 28 Tests. Ian Botham held the previous record -- 35 Tests.
Jacques Kallis took the most number of Tests -- 49. Kapil Dev is the youngest to accomplish this feat, whereas Gary Sobers is the oldest to do so. Botham achieved the landmark in the shortest duration (from Test debut), whereas Sobers took the longest time.
Quickest to the all-round double of 2,000 runs and 100 wickets in a country
| Player | Tests taken | Reached on | Vs | Venue | Age | Duration |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 28 | 14.06.2015 | Ind | Fatullah | 28 yrs 82 days | 8 yrs 28 days |
| Ian Botham | 35 | 14.06.1984 | WI | Birmingham | 28 yrs 203 days | 6 yrs 323 days |
| Andrew Flintoff | 40 | 22.08.2009 | Aus | The Oval | 31 yrs 259 days | 11 yrs 31 days |
| Gary Sobers | 42 | 16.02.1974 | Eng | Kingston | 37 yrs 203 days | 19 yrs 324 days |
| Kapil Dev | 43 | 22.12.1986 | SL | Kanpur | 27 yrs 350 days | 8 yrs 68 days |
| Daniel Vettori | 48 | 12.12.2009 | Pak | Napier | 30 yrs 319 days | 12 yrs 310 days |
| Jacques Kallis | 49 | 11.03.2005 | Zim | Centurion | 29 yrs 146 days | 9 yrs 88 days |
Note: Kallis also held more than 100 catches – 119 to be precise. Botham had a tally of 62 catches.
Image: Shakib Al Hasan