Suspension was a lesson for me personally: Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan said the suspension imposed by the ICC was a lesson for him to comprehend life in an improved way.
Shakib is currently in america, spending time along with his family. He flew to USA in March through the initial outbreak of coronavirus in Bangladesh. He and his wife Umeey Ahmed Shishir was expecting their second child. On April 24, they were blessed with a baby girl.
The all-rounder was banned for just two years in October 2019 for to failing to report several corrupt approaches which were made to him. As the main one year of his suspension is suspended, Shakib is expected to return to cricket in October 2020.
“I am in america currently. I have been passing times with my family since March. I was struggling to stay beside my wife when she gave birth to our first child. But these times, I am with her. But it feels bad that I’m unable to play now. It will take five to half a year to get rid of my ban. If cricket resumes before that, I'll not be able to take part,” Shakib said in a live session with Deutsche Welle.
“I’m not available to play, and can not get a chance next five-six months. It certainly hurts a whole lot. But this incident of my entire life is an excellent lesson for me. Many things happen in life that we ignore or give less importance to, which isn't a perfect way to exist. I believe this incident taught me this,” Shakib added.
Shakib put up a tremendous performance on the globe Cup 2019 in England. He scored 606 runs in eight games with two centuries and five half-centuries. He finished with the very best average among players who amassed a lot more than 600 runs in the event. Additionally, he scalped 11 wickets.
He insisted that he's wanting to restart from where he left off. He said: “My main focus is to return to playing again. And I wish to restart from where I left off, which is my lone challenge now.”
While answering a question about his arrange for the next World Cup, Shakib said: “We always have a plan to do well. We also had some plans in the last World Cup. Some of these worked well while some became inappropriate. Another World Cup will need place in the subcontinent, that may create a big chance for us. I really believe every cricketing nation should become aware of us as the World Cup is in the subcontinent.”
