Shakib became the first cricketer to take 700 international wickets and score 14,000 runs

With this he became the only international cricketer to reach a double century.

The Bangladesh all-rounder is now the leading wicket-taker in international cricket for Bangladesh, behind Mashrafe Bin Mortaza who has 390 wickets, followed by Mustafizur Rahman who has 309 wickets.

Globally, Shakib is the 17th bowler to take 700 wickets and the seventh among spinners. He is the second left-arm spinner to reach this milestone, behind only New Zealand's Daniel Vettori who has 705 wickets.

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