Shakib Al Hasan has been banned for a year for concealing a proposal from a gambler to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Shakib's ban has been lifted since October 29. The left-arm all-rounder is waiting to return to the field. Before returning, Shakib answered many questions from the media and fans on his YouTube channel.
A few days ago, Shakib himself called for questions from journalists and fans. He answered all those questions for about 35 minutes yesterday. Shakib did not report the matter to the ICC's anti-corruption unit after receiving multiple offers from Indian gambler Deepak Agarwal - they launched an investigation in late 2016. The ICC investigation has been going on for a long time. At the beginning of 2019, Shakib also admitted his guilt to them. This means that the Bangladesh all-rounder went to play the 2019 World Cup with a lot of worries - this is the result of the ICC investigation!
Shakib played great in the 2019 World Cup with this tension, no matter what the punishment for making a mistake is. He scored 708 runs at an average of 7.56 in 8 matches with 2 centuries and 50 runs. But how was it possible to play such a good game with doubts and mental stress? Shakib gave a detailed answer to this question yesterday, ‘I think it is very challenging. That being said, yes, it has been under investigation for a long time. Or they (ACU) were contacting me regularly. Naturally it was a very uncomfortable situation for me. It’s not a good feeling for a player. Not a good thing you can go to sleep with. There must have been a difficult time with that. Even then I knew ... I also realized that maybe something could happen. It never seemed to happen again. I wasn't sure what fruit was waiting. When I finally found out, you also knew in those days. It was not easy for me at the time when the investigation was going on. '
Many think that since the ICC is investigating, Shakib aims to do something great in the ICC tournament. The world's best all-rounder, of course, is blowing things up. "It simply came to our notice then. The investigation started in November-December (2016). I could have been banned before the World Cup. That did not happen. But it didn't work in our heads that we have to do better because of it. But yes, I really wanted to do well in the World Cup. I have not played as well as I have played in the World Cups before. I didn't think I was able to show my reputation on the world stage. It seemed to me that this was the best time, age was also supporting. There is a better time in cricket in terms of experience, it was the right time for me. Then I tried to use it. '
When a player is banned for fixing or making unethical offers to gamblers or failing to report them to the anti-corruption unit, many teammates look at him with disbelief even after his return. Shakib, however, does not think his teammates will distrust him, ‘It is difficult to say who has what in mind. (They) may have doubts. Disbelief can be created, I never deny that. However, I had contact with everyone. I don't feel that way. I don't think there will be any problem here. They will still do as they believed me before. If it can be said that way, it is not unusual. Such doubts can arise in the corner of the mind and there is nothing to regret about it. That is what happened. But I think the trust I have is still there. '
Shakib also revealed that the incident had changed his outlook on life. Taught to create a lot more ideas. I believe that no one can learn so much without such a difficult time. When someone comes back from a place they come back with a lot of maturity. I think a lot differently now than I might have done a year ago. I think it will help me a lot in the future. '
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