Taijul draws level with Shakib but demands his own identity

But once he assumed the lead role on the South Africa tour, the transformation began. Since then, he has played 42 Tests and taken 192 wickets in 73 innings at 30.31. Over the same stretch, Mehidy has 166 wickets from 80 innings in 47 Tests, while Shakib, with far fewer appearances (20 Tests, 35 innings), has 58 wickets at 29.62. Nayeem Hasan, another option in the spin department, has 48 wickets in 25 innings from 14 matches.