The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Faruque Ahmed has made a blunt assertion, saying that the board can not assure Shakib Al Hasan the safety when he returns to Bangladesh as a result of it isn’t of their arms.
Shakib Al Hasan earlier within the day confirmed his retirement from Take a look at and T20I cricket. He stated that he had already performed his final T20I through the T20 World Cup 2024 and can play his final Take a look at in Dhaka towards South Africa in October if he will get an opportunity.
Nonetheless, Shakib Al Hasan has made it clear that if he doesn’t get the chance to play the Take a look at match towards South Africa at residence, then the second Take a look at towards India on the Inexperienced Park in Kanpur could be his final for the nation.
Shakib Al Hasan, whereas speaking to reporters, stated that he’s involved about his safety. Therefore, he wants assurance from the board that after he performs the match towards South Africa, he will probably be allowed to go away the nation.
Nonetheless, BCB President Faruque Ahmed has denied taking any duty for Shakib Al Hasan’s safety. After a four-hour-long board assembly on the Sher-e-Bangla Nationwide Stadium, Faruque Ahmed stated that the Bangladesh authorities must present safety to the star all-rounder as BCB cannot do something.
“We do not have it (Shakib’s safety) in our arms. The safety wants to return from the federal government and he must take his personal determination. We can not say something about his safety. We do not have the flexibility to offer safety to any particular person,” Faruque advised reporters, as quoted by Cricbuzz.
“I’m neither an company nor police or the Speedy Motion Battalion (RAB)” – Faruque Ahmed on offering safety to Shakib Al Hasan
Faruque Ahmed additional stated that they might be delighted to see Shakib Al Hasan play his remaining Take a look at match at residence, however the increased authorities want to offer him with safety. He additionally stated that the BCB cannot prepare any exit plans for the all-rounder to go away the nation with out the permission from authorities.
“I’m neither an company nor police or the Speedy Motion Battalion (RAB). The safety challenge must be cleared by the federal government as a result of from the board we can not say something.”
“Shakib goes via a tricky time personally so we can not say a lot from our facet. Like him, even I believe if he can play his final Take a look at from right here, there can’t be something higher than that, however his safety points must be assured by the upper authorities.
“He’s going via a tricky time. He felt that is the best time for him to play his final Take a look at and we’ve confirmed respect to his determination.”
The explanation behind Shakib Al Hasan going through all this hassle is that he was a member of parliament of the Awami League-led authorities that fell, and he was additionally named in a homicide case associated to the protests.
Speaking about Shakib’s worldwide profession, he’s unarguably the best cricketer to have come out of Bangladesh. He has to date performed 70 Assessments, 247 ODIs, and 129 T20Is for the Bangladesh Nationwide Cricket Crew, scoring 4600, 7570, and 2551 runs and selecting 242, 317 and 149 wickets, respectively.
