Shakib Al Hasan, the veteran Bangladesh cricketer has decided to take a break from international cricket. He has decided to step out from South Africa tour in order to rejuvenate himself as he is feeling burdened amid international cricket.
Shakib Al Hasan has been playing regular cricket for a long. He recently played in the BPL T20 league for one of the teams. Meanwhile, he has also been playing for Bangladesh across all the formats. Overall, he has played 59 Tests, 218 ODIs, and 96 T20Is for Tigers. The southpaw has amassed more than 10,000 runs with 609 wickets.
Shakib Al Hasan set to take a break, BCB President not impressed
Shakib Al Hasan’s decision to take a break from cricket has not gone down well with BCB President Nazmul Hussain. The BCB president said that Shakib Al Hasan’s decision is not related to cricket. He even questioned the star if he would have done the same thing with IPL contract in hand. As per him, Shakib Al Hasan’s decision has hampered the team’s planning for South Africa tour.
“Would he (Shakib) have said the same thing if he was picked in the IPL? Would he have said that he is mentally exhausted? If he is not willing to play please tell us but it becomes difficult if he informs us at the last minute, then it becomes a problem. We made the plan for South Africa keeping him in mind and now when he says things it does hamper our planning,” Nazmul was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
“Members of the coaching staff and the team management are not sure what is happening. It is surprising, to be honest. I don’t know what he is saying now, but his last conversation with me was in Chattogram where he said he would play, and that’s all I know,” he added.
BCB chief asserted that Shakib seems looks like he is mentally disturbed and he is not enjoying his time with the national side.
“I think he is mentally disturbed. What I feel is why won’t he enjoy playing against Afghanistan because we had beaten them and if any cricketer is not enjoying the success of his team, then it is a big problem,” said Hasan further.
