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’s not of their arms.
Shakib Al Hasan earlier within the day confirmed his retirement from Check and T20I cricket. He stated that he had already performed his final T20I throughout the T20 World Cup 2024 and can play his final Check in Dhaka in opposition to South Africa in October if he will get an opportunity.
Nevertheless, Shakib Al Hasan has made it clear that if he doesn’t get the chance to play the Check match in opposition to South Africa at dwelling, then the second Check in opposition to India on the Inexperienced Park in Kanpur can 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 in opposition to South Africa, he will likely be allowed to depart the nation.
Nevertheless, BCB President Faruque Ahmed has denied taking any accountability 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 should 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 should take his personal choice. We can not say something about his safety. We do not have the power to supply safety to any particular person,” Faruque informed 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’d be delighted to see Shakib Al Hasan play his remaining Check match at dwelling, however the increased authorities want to supply him with safety. He additionally stated that the BCB cannot organize any exit plans for the all-rounder to depart the nation with out the permission from authorities.
“I’m neither an company nor police or the Speedy Motion Battalion (RAB). The safety concern must be cleared by the federal government as a result of from the board we can not say something.”
“Shakib goes via a troublesome time personally so we can not say a lot from our aspect. Like him, even I believe if he can play his final Check 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 troublesome time. He felt that is the precise time for him to play his final Check and we’ve confirmed respect to his choice.”
The rationale behind Shakib Al Hasan dealing with all this bother 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 this point performed 70 Checks, 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.