Ace Bangladesh all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan seems to be in trouble after his no holds barred interview in which he alleged the Bangladesh Cricket Board for misrepresenting his letter. The BCB is now thinking to reconsider the No Objection Certificate (NOC) given to him to play the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Responding to Shakib’s allegation that he might not have read his letter properly, Akram Khan, the BCB Cricket Operations head, said, "What does it imply? If someone is saying that I don't want to tour Sri Lanka, where we have two Tests, to prepare for the World Cup, then what does it actually mean?"
He further went on to say that the board would reconsider the 33-year-old’s NOC if he wants to play Tests and tour Sri Lanka for the upcoming series. "I heard that he said that I didn't read his letter. Perhaps I misunderstood his letter. He wants to play Tests, from what he has said. In the next couple of days, we will discuss his NOC. If he has an interest, he will play Tests in Sri Lanka," Akram was quoted as saying to cricbuzz.
Earlier on Saturday, 20th March, Shakib in an interview to a cricket website had alleged Wasim Khan in particular of spreading rumours that the top-rated ODI all-rounder, who is also at number five in Test rankings, doesn’t want to play the longer format.
"I did not mention anywhere in my letter that I do not want to play Tests. I mentioned in my letter that I want to play in the IPL to prepare myself properly for World Cup (T20 World Cup) but despite that Akram Bhai has repeatedly said that I do not want to play Tests," Shakib had said.
The BCB is planning to convene a meeting soon to discuss the Shakib matter.