Sunday, 23 February 2014

Was Shakib Al Hasan's ban too harsh!

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is apparently requested by captain Mushfiqur Rahim to reconsider, and reduce if possible, the suspension of Shakib Al Hasan for 3 matches, following  the incident which saw Shakib making an inappropriate gesture on live television during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur. He was also been fined BDT 300,000 ($3800).

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Should Shakib's ban be reduced?


The ban on Shakib will greatly affect Bangladesh chances to win the upcoming Asia Cup tournament involving world champions India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan as other participants.


Bangladesh will kick off their campaign versus India with a day night ODI match at Fatullah. Absence of one of the best allrounder's in the game of cricket will surely make things a bit easy for India. Was the punishment too strong for what Shakib did?

Shakib Al Hasan's suspension ban for three ODI's in the Asia Cup 2014 will be hugely detrimental for the Bangladesh team's case to do well in the Asia Cup 2014. In regards to the Bangladesh's current situation and the way lots of players confident are falling apart Shakib Al Hasan's inclusion could be the X Factor they require. By suspending Shakib BCB showed that they are very strict towards their Code of Conduct and I'm sure Shakib realised that. As far as Shakib will want to prove a point to the nation and himself aftermath of his latest suspension as he is one of the top allrounders in the world. As Tamim is unfit Bangladesh need Shakib more than ever now. I believe BCB can reduce suspension for country's sake. With the pedigory Shakib brings to the game no one will be bit relaxed more than Mushfiqur Rahim. Hopefully BCB decides what is best for Bangladesh as a nation and Bangladesh Cricket Team.


Shakib is a confident player and has the ability to lift the performance of his teammates as well. Recently in an interview he claimed that 'Bangladesh should have won the last edition of Asia Cup". That is a positive statement to make before the start of new Asia Cup. He brings so much to Bangladesh Cricket.

The problem is Tamim is out and Mashrafe looks unlikely to be fit against India. If Shakib is still suspended from that game then Bangladesh has no chance of making up for that heartbreaking 2012 Asia Cup loss and a possible embarrassing loss against Afghanistan may be looming. I agree what Shakib did the other day was unacceptable and should serve that 3 match suspension but those remaining 2 matches should be against preferably teams like Hong Kong and Nepal in World T20 rather than against much much stronger teams in India and the emerging Afghanistan. Yes Bangladesh fans and even team itself are truly disappointed with that recently concluded Sri Lanka series but what's done is done and this coming Asia Cup should be seen as a fresh opportunity for Bangladesh Cricket. These are just my thoughts anyway and I think Shakib should play against India and I'm sure he himself is the most disappointed and will come back much better now. Let's not be so emotional and rather look forward.

No doubt than players needs to be more disciplined. The ban was bit less, one might argue, for what he did. This is where the cricket board if Bangladesh need to educate their players and make them ready for International cricket. At domestic level people sometimes don't bother about things like a player's on field behavior, but at international level where each player is an ambassador who is representing his country is expected to maintain decency.

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