Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was on Friday suspended from bowling in English Cricket Board (ECB) competitions following an unbiased evaluation of his bowling motion.
“Bangladesh all-rounder has been suspended from bowling in ECB competitions following an unbiased evaluation of his bowling motion. Shakib’s motion was reported by the standing umpires whereas he was taking part in for Surrey within the County Championship match towards Somerset in September,” a launch from the cricket board acknowledged.
“Shakib accomplished an unbiased evaluation at Loughborough College earlier this month, which discovered that the elbow extension in his bowling motion exceeded the 15 diploma threshold as outlined within the Rules. This suspension takes impact from the receipt of the unbiased evaluation on 10 December 2024, and follows the method set out within the ECB’s Rules for the Evaluation of Bowlers Reported with a Suspected Unlawful Bowling Motion,” it added.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been suspended from bowling in ECB competitions following an unbiased evaluation of his bowling motion.
— England and Wales Cricket Board (@ECB_cricket) December 13, 2024
Shakib was investigated for his motion after his membership Surrey’s loss to Somerset in September. This was the one match he performed for the county facet the place he scored 12 runs within the 1st innings and 0 within the second.
In accordance with the ECB, Shakib is ineligible to bowl in ECB competitions till he has handed an unbiased re-assessment of his bowling motion.
That is the most recent controversy that Shakib has been embroiled in after the 37-year-old’s Bangladesh profession went up doubtful after the autumn of the Awami League authorities, to whom he’s nonetheless perceived to have hyperlinks. The allrounder can be implicated in a homicide case, and is but to be given the all-clear from authorities again dwelling to play for his nation.
Shakib had introduced his retirement from Assessments and T20Is — his plan to play a remaining Take a look at on dwelling soil within the just lately concluded sequence towards South Africa was ruined by private safety issues — however he has stated he nonetheless needs to play the Champions Trophy subsequent yr for Bangladesh.
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