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IPL playerBangladesh2011 to 2021

Shakib Al Hasan

Right-hand bat

9
Seasons
71
Matches
795
Runs
SR 124.4
63
Wickets
econ 7.44
2
Titles
2
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2011 to 2021 · Sources

Shakib Al Hasan, an all-rounder, played nine IPL seasons for two franchises. Two titles came along the way.

The arrival

Shakib Al Hasan arrived through the auction: Kolkata Knight Riders paid ₹1.91 cr (US$425k), against a base price of ₹90 lakh. That debut came after going unsold twice (2009 and 2010).

That first season brought 7 matches, 29 runs and 11 wickets at 6.86 an over.

The peak

The best season was 2018, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 14 wickets at 8.00 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 8.50, with best figures of 2 for 18.

Franchise by franchise

2011 to 2017, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2011 auction for ₹1.91 cr. 43 matches, 500 runs and 43 wickets; champions in 2012 and 2014.

2018 to 2019, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹2 cr. 20 matches, 248 runs and 16 wickets.

2021, Kolkata Knight Riders, second time round. Bought at the 2021 auction for ₹3.20 cr. 8 matches and 4 wickets.

3 spells with two franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2011 to 2017. 2013 and 2020 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.

How the wickets came

With the ball, 63 wickets in 1,484 deliveries, at 7.44 runs an over against a league rate of 8.05 for the same seasons: 0.61 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight.

34% of the balls Shakib Al Hasan bowled were dots, a lower share than 58% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 23.6 balls.

The fielding record: 13 catches and 7 run-outs.

At the auction

Shakib Al Hasan went under the hammer nine times, bought five times and left unsold four times. The highest price was ₹3.20 cr, paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021. Unsold in 2009, Shakib Al Hasan was bought in 2011 by Kolkata Knight Riders. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Shakib Al Hasan made 71 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021, and won 2 player-of-the-match awards.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2011Kolkata Knight Riders7292614.5131.80/0116.863/281
2012Kolkata Knight Riders8914215.2123.00/0126.503/1712Champions
2014Kolkata Knight Riders132296028.6148.71/0116.682/222Champions
2015Kolkata Knight Riders4362312.0133.30/048.792/220
2016Kolkata Knight Riders1011466*22.8107.51/057.841/144
2017Kolkata Knight Riders111*–100.00/0010.33-0
2018Sunrisers Hyderabad172393521.7121.30/0148.002/182
2019Sunrisers Hyderabad3999.090.00/028.771/260
2021Kolkata Knight Riders847269.497.90/047.191/13

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced33.2%
Balls per four8.8
Balls per six30.4
Dot balls bowled34%
Balls per wicket23.6
Catches13
Run-outs7
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2009All-rounder₹24 lakhUnsold
2010All-rounder₹23 lakhUnsold
2011–₹90 lakhSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.91 cr (US$425k)
2014AL1₹1 crSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹2.80 cr
2018M2₹1 crSold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹2 cr
2021AL1₹2 crSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹3.20 cr
2022–₹2 crUnsold
2023–₹1.50 crSold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.50 cr
2025AL8₹1 crUnsold

Sources