POBNEWS24, Dhaka, Mar 7, 2022 : BCB president Nazmul Hasan seemed to fall from the sky on hearing this. Physically and mentally, South Africa is not ready to play in the series, Shakib Al Hasan’s words exploded like a bomb before boarding a plane in Dubai on Sunday night! The BCB president was ‘injured’ in that bomb.
Nazmul Hasan was surprised to hear what Shakib said at the airport to this reporter on his mobile phone, ‘Is that so! He said he would play in South Africa! ‘ From this point again, the question is, ‘ODI and Test two series?’ The BCB president replied, ‘Yes. That’s the way it is. I don’t know what he is saying now. His last conversation with me was in Chittagong. There he said he would play. That’s all I know. ‘
Nazmul Hasan also said that Shakib will go to Dubai on a private tour last night, ‘I know he will go to Dubai. But then on the 11th and will go to South Africa, that’s what happened. ‘
I don’t know if I will go or not. For now let me sleep for two days. Whether I go to South Africa or not will be decided after I return to the country.
Shortly afterwards, the reporter also spoke to Shakib on his mobile phone before boarding the flight to Dubai. But the question of whether he will actually go to South Africa in the end, the all-rounder of the Bangladesh team seemed to be left in more uncertainty, ‘I do not know whether I will go or not. For now let me sleep for two days. Whether I go to South Africa or not will be decided after I return home. ‘
The BCB president said that the day the Bangladesh team goes to South Africa, Shakib should also go to South Africa on the same day. I am going to Dubai today. Returning from Dubai, I will go to South Africa with the team on the 11th.
But if this is the case, why did you say such things at the airport? Shakib also has no direct answer to this question, ‘I did not say I will not go to South Africa. I said it will be discussed in two days. These two days I will think, I hope BCB will think. The decision will be made after discussion. Shakib, however, said he had not yet spoken to the BCB president about his reluctance to tour South Africa due to mental depression.
Shakib’s statement that he is going to South Africa again is the beginning of the statement that he made in front of the journalists at the airport. Where Shakib became a bit emotional, the emotion with which he broke down in a mobile phone conversation with the head of the BCB cricket management Jalal Yunus.
Shakib called me and told me that he was very upset. He is not in a position to play. Can’t give my all. If he plays at this time, it will be bad for the country and the team.
Shakib said at the airport that he had talked to Jalal Yunus about the matter. Later, Jalal Yunus told Prothom Alo about the details of the discussion, ‘Shakib called me and told me that he was very upset. He is not in a position to play. Can’t give my all. If he plays at this time, it will be bad for the country and the team. If he doesn’t play the ODI series in South Africa, he may get his attention back in the Tests. I told him, you don’t have time. Think for two days. Then decide. ‘
According to the head of cricket management, Shakib has said that the decision on his departure will be taken in two days. Shakib also said that he did not want to play ODIs in South Africa. He said that if he does not play in the ODI series, maybe he will be able to overcome the mental problem and play in the Test series. 15 days of rest can make him mentally strong.
Calling Shakib the ‘Iron Man’ of Bangladesh cricket doesn’t seem to be too much of a mistake. He can claim the adjective because of the mentality of not breaking down in any situation. But tomorrow Shakib’s emotions seem to have lost a little strength!
At the airport, Shakib was saying, ‘I felt like a passenger in the Afghanistan series. I never want to be what I am. I did not enjoy the game at all, the whole series, T20 and ODI. I don’t think it will be right to play in the South Africa series with that mentality. ‘ On the contrary, it seems to him that if he plays in this situation, he will only harm the team. It would be like cheating with my teammates. ‘
Let’s see if there is any change in the world of Shakib’s thoughts. He will have to wait for the answer to another question.
Shakib will go to South Africa tour or not, who will decide in the end? BCB, or Shakib himself?
