Shakib Al Hasan Set To Face Legal Action From Bangladesh Cricket Board
Updated - 26 Oct 2019, 12:25 PM
There is absolutely no end to controversies in Bangladesh cricket at the moment. Recently, the players had gone on a strike to make the board accept their demands. But before things could get out of control, both the parties managed to strike the right deal. And now, Bangladesh’s T20I and Test captain Shakib Al Hasan has landed in hot water.
The ace allrounder is set to receive a show-cause notice from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after making a deal with a telecom company. Shakib Al Hasan has violated the terms and conditions of the board and is thus facing the current situation. BCB president Nazmul Hasan said that they will take strict action if he is unable to provide a satisfactory reply.
Earlier this week, Grameenphone, the local telecom giants, announced that Shakib Al Hasan has joined them as their brand ambassador. Both the parties inked the deal a day after the players had called the strike. According to BCB’s players’ agreement, a cricketer under national contract cannot join a telecom company.
“He cannot make this agreement [with a telecom company] and why he cannot make this agreement is clearly stated in our contract paper,” BCB president Nazmul Hasan told Bengali daily Kalerkantho on Saturday (October 26)
“Robi [Telecom] was our title sponsor and Grameenphone did not bid and instead they grabbed few cricketers by paying them TK One or Two Crores. What happened in the end? The board lost TK 90 Crores in three years.
“Some players gained but the board had to suffer. It cannot happen. So they are informed about it on paper. I think even from the ministry they are told not to do any agreement with the telecom company without informing them while it is there in our contract paper. Then how come he does this agreement without informing us. And look at the timing. It was done when there was no cricket [due to strike]. Look at the audacity,” he added.
The board supremo, who clearly sounded furious with the turn of events, made it clear that the authorities will take legal action against the allrounder. He also said that the board will seek compensation from both the parties.
“We are going into legal action. We cannot spare anyone in this regard. We will ask for compensation. We will seek compensation from the company as well as from the player. I heard about it [on October 23] and asked to sent legal notice to Grameenphone to claim compensation. I asked to send a letter to Shakib for explanation. We must give him a chance to show he didn’t break the rule. To us it seemed that it was something like ‘give a damn to the board’ and if that is the case we will take tough action,” he said.
Bangladesh are currently gearing up for the tough tour of India. The Tigers will play three T20Is and two Tests in India next month.
Also Read: MS Dhoni Will Be Going Away Soon: Ravi Shastri
Tagged:
Shakib AL Hasan