Suspended from cricket, Shakib Al Hasan turns to football
Cricket | November 11, 2019 9:59 ISTShakib is currently serving a two-year ban (one year suspended) imposed on him by the International Cricket Council for not reporting corrupt approaches.
Shakib is currently serving a two-year ban (one year suspended) imposed on him by the International Cricket Council for not reporting corrupt approaches.
Chasing a target of 175, Bangladesh were all out for 144 despite being 110/2 in the 13th over.
If Mosaddek misses out the final T20I, middle-order batsman Mohammad Mithun will replace him in the playing XI.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim slammed a brilliant unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh chased down the 149-run target with three balls and seven wickets to spare.
Bangladesh suffered a big blow on the eve of their departure to India when ICC handed a two-year ban on their Test and T20I captain Shakib for failing to report three suspect approaches.
The BCB president, however, did not reveal plans about their next course of action after an unofficial meeting in Mirpur, the report said.
Former India cricketer V.V.S. Laxman however, reckons the series against the Bangla Tigers will be a 'competitive' one and that Shakib Al Hasan and boys will give India a tough fight.
India are slated to play Bangladesh in three T20s and two tests in November. The second Test will be held at the Eden Gardens between November 22-26.
Addressing the media here, senior players like Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, who were all present at the press conference, clearly said they will be off cricketing activities till the time their demands are not fulfilled.
Senior players like Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmadullah were among others who were present at the National Cricket Academy in Dhaka on Monday.
The T20I series will begin with the first match on November 3 at Feroz Shah stadium in New Delhi. The next two games are at Rajkot and Nagpur on November 7 and 10 respectively.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has come out with this directive with an eye on expanding the national pool of players.
While exceptions will be made for Shakib al Hasan and Litton Kumar Das, who are playing the Caribbean Premier League, and those on 'A' team duty, others will have to play in order to get selected for the India tour.
Hardik Pandya is the second key member in the Indian team after premier speedster Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the South Africa Test series due to stress fractures in his lower back.
Nabi's fireworks saw Afghanistan recover from 40-4 to compile a respectable 164-6 after which Rahman's bowling helped to dismiss Bangladesh for 139 in 19.5 overs.
The pacer picked up a hamstring injury while training, which was later revealed as a grade 1 tear, which has ruled him out of action for at least four weeks.
Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the latter's backyard in three ODIs, which will be played on July 26, July 28 and July 31 at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo.
Bangladesh's spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi was in awe of star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's phenomenal run in the World Cup and described him as a "legend" of the game
Bangladesh made it to the quarter-finals in the last edition of the World Cup and then played the semi-finals in the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.
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