Shakib Al Hasan's commitment to Bangladesh team questioned

Shakib al Hasan. Pic/AFP

Questioning Shakib Al Hasan's commitment for the national team after his assertion that he needs time off international cricket and might skip the ODI series against South Africa, BCB president Nazmul Hassan asked whether the former skipper would have wanted a similar break from the IPL had he been picked in the auction.

Shakib had initially refused to play the Test series against South Africa as he wanted to make himself available for the IPL, but he went unsold at the auctions.

Last week, he was named in Bangladesh's ODI and Test squads for the tour of South Africa later this month.

However on Sunday, the veteran all-rounder said he's feeling burdened amid regular international cricket, and that a break would help him rejuvenate.

"I think it is logical to think that if he was in a poor physical and mental state, he wouldn't have given his name in the IPL [auction]," Hassan was quoted saying by ESPNCricinfo.

"But he went ahead with it. So, does it mean that if he got his IPL contract, he would have said the same thing? He can't keep saying I will play this game, I won't play that game. We are soft on those who we love, but they also have to be professional. Otherwise we will have to take decisions that no one will like," he added.

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