By Lawrence Booth for the Daily Mail
Published: 21:33 BST, 7 June 2019 | Updated: 21:33 BST, 7 June 2019
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Shakib Al Hasan is taking part in his fourth World Cup — enough time, you would think, for the penny to drop.
While England are proud of their all-rounders, they all have some catching up to do.
Barely an email from the ICC arrives in which Shakib, 32, is not near the top of the one-day all-rounder rankings.
Shakib Al Hasan has been a standout for Bangladesh in his rise to top the one-day rankings
He is currently No 1, five places ahead of Chris Woakes, six above Ben Stokes and miles ahead of Moeen Ali. As Steve Rhodes, the Bangladesh coach and former England wicketkeeper, said: ‘That’s where we think Shakib belongs.’
Yet possibly because of his nationality, or because he is a left-arm spinner, Shakib slips beneath the radar. If he can quietly put in another game-changing stint in Saturday’s match at Cardiff, he won’t complain.
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