Shakib Al Hasan was released on Thursday (October 29th) after a one-year ban. As a result, the star all-rounder has no obstacle to play a competitive match.
Earlier, he was banned by the ICC for hiding a gambler's offer.
While welcoming Shakib's return after a long absence, national team head coach Russell Domingo and chief selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu are a little worried about his form. However, his childhood coach Mohammad Salauddin is quite confident about Shakib. He said that 33-year-old Shakib is back after a long absence but he is hungry for cricket and he will not take much time to perform.
Of course, the whole country is happy for Shakib to come back. It remains to be seen, however, whether he will be able to return to his former form after such a long hiatus. Cricketer Nannu said, "We are all thrilled that Shakib is back in our team, but at the same time you can't expect something wonderful to happen. We welcome him and let him start the domestic game so that he can adapt to the competitive match. With that in mind, he was out of cricket for a long time. We should be patient with him and give him time. However, he is a very experienced player, so it will not take him long to get back on track. ’
However, Bangladesh coach Domingo asked everyone to be patient with him. ‘You can expect him to perform well and come up with incredible things. You have to trust him. He is out of cricket for a year. He wants to play. He is the best all-rounder in the world. But he must find a way. There is a big difference between batting on a bowling machine and batting with a throw. There is a different pressure to deal with a 140 km ball. He also needs time to regain confidence. ’
No matter what Domingo or Nannu say, no one should know Shakib better than Salauddin or Nazmul Abedin. These two are Shakib's childhood coaches. "He is ready to play at any time," the coach said of Shakib, who recently underwent personal training under Salauddin. ’
‘A lot has happened in practice. My personal opinion is that he never neglects practice. He thinks he needs a few matches to get back on track. But I don't think so. I think he understands cricket very well and he thinks about cricket. It puts him ahead of the others. ’
Shakib migrated to the United States before the corona virus started. He returned to the country on September 2 after five months there. Three days later, he started private practice in BKSP behind the media. His practice was mainly centered on Bangladesh's tour of Sri Lanka. However, he stopped practicing after four weeks as the series was canceled due to various problems.