In October 2019, Shakib Al Hasan was banned from all forms of cricket for two years, with one year suspended, after he accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Reflecting on the tough times, the Bangladesh all-rounder told Sportskeeda that while the one-year away from the game was difficult, the support from near and dear ones made things easier. Without wanting to sound insensitive, he added:
Following the completion of his ban, Shakib Al Hasan returned to international cricket in January 2021. And it was a grand comeback for him, as he claimed 4/8 from 7.2 overs in an ODI against West Indies in Mirpur.
The 34-year-old found himself at the centre of another controversy earlier this year when he was banned for three Dhaka Premier League matches and fined BDT 5 lakh for unruly on-field behaviour.
We know each other very well, we don’t need to talk much: Shakib Al Hasan on Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim
Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim have been star performers in Bangladesh cricket for well over a decade now. Asked to share insight on the kind of camaraderie he enjoys with the other two senior members of the team, Shakib Al Hasan revealed:
Shakib Al Hasan has played 58 Tests, 215 ODIs and 84 T20Is for Bangladesh. He has scored 12,251 international runs, and also claimed 594 wickets.
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