5 Bangladeshi players who could have played for India had the partition never happened

#1 Shakib Al Hasan

The best all-rounder in the world

Obviously. Shakib is the only one player in this list who would be a straight starter for the Indian cricket team. Actually, he would be a starter for any team in the world – such is the quality of this man. People might not like his attitude, but the truth is that he is among the very first Bangladeshi players to show that hard work and temperament is just as important as having talent.

It is no coincidence that ever since Shakib came in to the team, the performances of the rest of players also improved. He inspired the rest to work diligently and now the whole team is reaping rewards from it.

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Currently, he is ranked as the number one all-rounder in all three formats of the game. He is the only player to ever achieve this feat and it will be a long time before anyone does the same. It is undoubted that he would be among the first names on the team sheet if Bangladesh and India had a unified cricket team.