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<\/p>\nBANGLADESH CRICKET <\/p>\n
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Bangladesh’s sports advisor, has declared that Shakib Al Hasan will never play for the national team again \u00a9 Getty<\/p>\n
Asif Mahmud, Bangladesh’s sports advisor, has declared that the country’s premier all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, will never play for the national team again. <\/p>\n
Shakib, who served as an Awami League member of parliament from January to August last year before being ousted in a student-led revolution, has not been picked for the national side in the past 12 months. However, he has continued to feature in franchise leagues abroad while residing in the USA. <\/p>\n
The advisor’s declaration came after Shakib posted a birthday message on social media for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday. <\/p>\n
The fallout between the two dates back further. Without naming Shakib, Asif wrote on Facebook: “All of you have abused me a lot for not rehabilitating one person. But I was right. End of the discussion.” <\/p>\n
The post appeared shortly after Shakib’s birthday wish to Hasina. The all-rounder hit back almost immediately: <\/p>\n
“So someone has finally accepted that it’s because of him that I can never put on the Bangladesh jersey again, because of whom I can’t play for Bangladesh again. Maybe I will return to my motherland one day. Love you, Bangladesh,” Shakib wrote on Facebook. <\/p>\n
Speaking later to Dhaka-based Channel 24, Asif confirmed he would direct the BCB not to select Shakib again, saying the player was “intricately involved with Awami League’s politics.” <\/p>\n
“We cannot let him carry the Bangladesh flag,” Asif said. “It won’t be possible for me to allow him to wear the Bangladesh jersey. Maybe I haven’t told the BCB before, but now my clear direction for the BCB would be that Shakib Al Hasan can never again play for Bangladesh. <\/p>\n
“The number of times he has asked to enter the country, to play for Bangladesh, he had said that the Awami League had given him the [2024 general election] nomination forcibly. He claimed that he was not involved in politics. He wanted to become an MP to work for the people of his area [Magura]. The truth, however, is that he is intricately involved in Awami League’s politics.” <\/p>\n
Responding, Shakib clarified that his post for Hasina was personal, not political: “She [Hasina] has always followed cricket seriously – isn’t that right? She was deeply involved with cricket. We had a relationship through that, even before politics. I wished her from that point of view. There was no other motive, or trying to instigate anyone.” <\/p>\n
Shakib last played Tests against Pakistan and India in 2024. While he was effectively barred from international cricket during that period, this is the first time a government official has publicly confirmed the ban. <\/p>\n
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