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Shakib reaches 150 Test wicket milestone

Bangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, on Saturday, became the first Bangladeshi to claim 150 wickets in Tests during the on-going first test match against England in Chittagong.Shakib picked 2 wickets in the morning session of the third day of first Test against England at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Before this match, he had 147 wickets in 42 Test matches for Bangladesh.The 29-year-old dismissed English batsman Joe Root to complete 150 wickets in his 43 Test matches, the first Bangladeshi to reach the milestone.Mohammad Rafique, second highest wicket taker in this format with his 100 wickets while Mashrafe Mortaza is in the third position with 78 test wickets.