Amid criticism over his kind within the ongoing version of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan put his doubters to relaxation by taking part in a match-winning knock in opposition to the Netherlands on Thursday. The veteran registered his thirteenth half-century within the format, taking Bangladesh nearer to qualifying for the T20 World Cup Tremendous 8s. Shakib completed the match unbeaten on 64 off 46 balls with the assistance of 9 fours. This got here after former India batsman Virender Sehwag had questioned Shakib's place within the group.
Sehwag had claimed that Shakib ought to have retired from the T20 format way back and even pressured that his figures within the shortest format of the sport have been 'shameful' these days.
“Over the last World Cup, I felt he shouldn’t be chosen for the T20 format anymore. The time for retirement had come way back. You might be such a senior participant, you have been the captain of this group. It’s best to actually be ashamed of your latest stats. It’s best to come ahead and announce your self that sufficient is sufficient, I’m retiring from this format,” Sehwag stated on Cricbuzz.
Nevertheless, Shakib hit again at Sehwag after the match in opposition to the Netherlands. When requested to share his ideas on Sehwag's touch upon him, the 37-year-old Shakib addressed the previous Indian opener as “Who?”
A video of this has gone viral on social media.
Shakib Al Hasan, essentially the most boastful cricketer in cricket historical past.
Journalist: There was a whole lot of speak about your efficiency, particularly the criticism by Virender Sehwag.
Shakib: Who’s Sehwag?
pic.twitter.com/wtqlGrdeX3— Farrago Abdullah Parody (@abdulla_0mar) June 14, 2024
After his innings, Shakib admitted that it was necessary for somebody within the batting unit to attain large, although Bangladesh's rating was not aggressive sufficient.
After the match, Shakib Al Hasan stated, “It was necessary for one of many prime 4 to bat all through the innings. I’m proud of the best way I contributed with the bat. It was not a straightforward wicket firstly of the innings. We stored persistence and scored rating. I’d not say it was a profitable rating, but it surely was a difficult rating. The bowlers carried out brilliantly, particularly Fizz and Rishad. These two bowlers took the match away from the Netherlands.”
Bangladesh at the moment have 4 factors from three matches. They’ll qualify for the Tremendous 8 stage with a win over Nepal on Monday.
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