Bangladesh’s legendary all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from bowling after he was restricted from bowling in ECB-based tournaments for illegal bowling action.
Shakib has been banned from bowling in all tournaments run by ICC-approved boards, whether international or domestic. However, he can play as a pure batter and the decision to bat Shakib was informed by Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) through a statement.
The board also mentioned in its statement that he will reappear for a reassessment at an ICC-credited test center in order to get his action cleared.
“The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been informed that national team allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from bowling in competitions under the jurisdiction of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).”
“As a result, Shakib is also suspended from bowling in domestic cricket competitions outside Bangladesh and in international cricket,” the BCB statement said.
“Should the results of this (reassessment) analysis clear his action, Shakib will be permitted to bowl in international cricket and in domestic cricket competitions under the jurisdiction of all national cricket federations.” the statement further added.
Shakib Al Hasan had an assessment of his action at Loughborough University, an ICC-accredited testing center in the United Kingdon after being reported for a suspected bowling action in a county match in September this year.
But he failed to clear assessment and was eventually banned by the ECB in accordance with clause 11.3 of ICC’s regulations for illegal bowling actions.
The suspension automatically gets applied by the ICC in International cricket and all the other national tournaments. It does not take time to be applied as it gets happens without the need of any other formalities.
Shakib Al Hasan is already in end of his career after having retired from the T20I format a few months ago. His last T20I match comes from T20 World Cup 2024 where Bangladesh were knocked out of the Super 8 stages.
He wished to play his farewell test against South Africa in home but was rejected due to security reasons.
Shakib is yet to announce his ODIs, he wasn’t picked for the series against Afghanistan and West Indies. Currently, he is being involved in the Lanka T10 tournament where he did not bowl in the last two games for his team.
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