Everyone was hoping that Shakib Al Hasan would play for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Premier League after the Test series against Sri Lanka. Especially everyone from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi club officials to fans and supporters.
But Shakib Al Hasan is a team cricketer, he will play – assuming that when the coach of that team prepared the plan, no one knew whether Shakib would actually play or not! His team coach has no information about what he is doing, where he is going or going.
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club has an important match against Prime Bank in Dhaka Premier Cricket League today. However, the coach could not be sure whether Shakib Al Hasan will play or not. On the morning of today’s match, he came to know that Shakib is not staying in the country. He is going to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
After becoming a registered player of a team, if a cricketer does not keep any contact with his team, does not talk to coaches or officials, then it is natural to question his application. However, in the case of Shakib Al Hasan, these are not new issues. It is safe to say that a person who can leave the practice of the national team and go to shoot an advertisement will have a responsibility towards a club.
The coach of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi, Sohail Islam, could not confirm whether Shakib will play the day before. He told Jago News on the phone, ‘I have not had a final word with me. But it’s about playing!’
The answer of Sheikh Jamal coach made it clear that Shakib did not speak to him after the Chittagong Test. Actually Shakib is like that; Heali, Khyali.
Before the Test series against Sri Lanka, Shakib played 3 matches in the Premier League for Sheikh Jamal. Besides scoring 106 runs with a half-century with the bat (19, 34 and 53), he also took 6 wickets with the ball (3/39, 1/47 and 2/14).
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