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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shakib Al Hasan overtook ____ to become the highest wicket taker in T20Is.
A
Lasith Malinga
B
Imran Tahir
C
Jasprit Bumrah
D
Ravindra Jadeja
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday became the highest wicket-taker in T20 International cricket when he pipped Lasith Malinga’s tally of 107 wickets during their T20 World Cup game against Scotland here.

Detailed explanation-2: -As of January 2023, the leading wicket-taker of all time in international Twenty20s was New Zealand’s Tim Southee. The right-arm medium-fast bowler has taken 134 wickets in 107 matches between 2008 and 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakib Al Hasan-Best All Rounder in T20 Cricket Shakib, a left-handed batter, played 65 Test matches, 224 ODIs, and 109 T20 international matches and has been a consistent performer for Bangladesh over the years. He is the current world no. 1 all rounder in T20I and ODIs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Muralitharan is the most wicket-taker in ODI cricket. He has taken 534 wickets in 350 matches at an average of 23.08 and an economy rate of just 3.93. Muralitharan is one of the two bowlers, alongside Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, to take more than 500 wickets in ODI cricket history.

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