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Shakib Al Hasan passed the fitness test for the Bangabandhu T20 tournament | Shakib Al Hasan closer to return to cricket after passing fitness tests
Shakib Al Hasan, Ex-Bangladesh captain who was banned for two years with a year suspended sentence by ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, has passed the fitness test says BCB chief selector. The 33-year-old cricketer went through the fitness test for the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 tournament.
The former Bangladesh captain was allegedly approached by a bookie Deepak Aggarwal. ACU had found that Aggarwal had contacted Shakib three times for confidential information and during the investigation, and Shakib had admitted that he was approached by him on January 23 and August 27, 2018.
The High Commission of India has said that Bangladesh nationals will be travelling to India in an air bubble arrangement. “High Commission of India is glad to receive top ICC Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and former captain Bangladesh cricket team today. A player extremely popular both in India and Bangladesh, he is visiting India availing India-Bangladesh Air Bubble arrangement,” India in Bangladesh wrote on Twitter.
In an interaction with ESPNCricinfo, Mahmudullah Riyad said that the national team is extremely happy to welcome back the player. The all-rounder who was consistently ICC’s no.1 in all three formats of the game for a decade is reportedly spending some quality time with his family in America.
In a media report, we have learned that the fitness test was planned outside the National Team, High-Performance Team and Under 19 setups as they were practicing at these places recently. Shakib completed the beep test and then spent an hour in the BCB gymnasium under the supervision of BCB’s strength and conditioning coach Nick Lee.
In a video posted on his official YouTube channel, he said that the break helped him in many ways and mostly positive. “Lot of doors opened for me and I can think about life differently, it’s a blessing in disguise. I don’t regret this one year. “When a man comes back from this situation he is much more matured. Now I think differently than before and it will surely help me in my life”, he said.
Written by Anjali Jha. Follow Anjali on Twitter today.
