Despite being charged with murder, star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will continue to play for the national team, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). The board made its judgment in response to a legal notification that demanded Shakib be banned from all cricket-related activities.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced that Shakib Al Hasan will continue playing the test series against Pakistan in Rawalpindi cricket stadium. The first test was won by Bangladesh by 10 wickets, which was a historical win for the team as it was their first time winning against Pakistan that too on their soil.
Shakib Al Hasan’s misconduct in the Test
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During the Test match between Bangladesh and Pakistan, Shakib was asked by the umpire for breaching the code of conduct by the ICC’s rules and regulations LEVEL 1. Shakib threw the ball towards the batsman when he was about to bowl, and the batsman stopped him after the run-up action. The Bangladeshi all-rounder then got frustrated and threw the ball towards the batsman in rage.
Shakib Al Hasan was found guilty of violating Article 2.9 by match referee Ranjan Madugalle. This article forbids throwing a ball (or any other cricket equipment, like a water bottle) inappropriately or dangerously towards or near a player, player support personnel, umpire, match referee, or any other third party during an international match.
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Shakib Al Hasan was fined 10% of his match fee for the misconduct and was landed with 1 demerit point for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Pakistan.
Initially, it was suggested by the Bangladesh Cricket Board that a decision regarding Shakib’s participation in the future would be taken after the opening test at Rawalpindi against Pakistan, though the situation escalated quickly and when a legal notification was submitted to the BCB by Supreme Court attorney Shajib Mahmood Alam on Advocate Md Rafinur Rahman’s behalf.
The notice demanded to removal of Shakib Al Hasan from the squad for playing tests, as it is stated in the ICC’s rules that if a player is involved in any kind of legal action, he or she is not allowed to play any further matches under the investigation. This also needed Shakib Al Hasan’s aid to be presented; thus, they informed BCB about it and urged them to inform the ICC about the ICC about this situation.
Later, BCB president Faruque Ahmed confirmed Shakib’s participation in the test and continued playing for other future test matches as well. He told the media personnel that Shakib Al Hasan received a call regarding removal from the team due to this, but BCB has taken over this issue and talked with the responsible authorities.
Faruque further explained that the FIR is in its initial stages and no one has been proven guilty. Hence, Shakib will remain in the team, and he also added that Shakib Al Hasan will be a part of the Bangladesh squad against India test series as well. Then they issued a no objection certificate to Shakib for playing county cricket for Somerset from 5-14 September.
Further, if there is any need, then BCB is ready to provide Shakib with assistance in legal proceedings, as he is their potential senior player whose participation is important for Bangladesh. Shakib Al Hasan has not played red ball matches for a long time. So the BCB wants him to participate actively more in the test matches and deliver for the nation on the big stage when needed.
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