Bangladesh’s star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had misinterpreted the decision to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) instead of playing for the national team in the Test series against Sri Lanka. Shakeeb believes that Bangladesh is not in contention for the World Test Championships and that playing in the IPL is more important because it helps in preparation for the T20 World Cup in India at the end of the year.
“These two Test matches are our last of the World Test Championships and we are not going to play in the final,” Shakib told Cricfrenzi. We’re at the bottom of the points table and I don’t think it makes much difference. He said the T20 World Cup in India at the end of the year was the second biggest reason. This is a very important tournament where we have a lot to achieve. Nothing special can be gained from these two Test matches. I think preparing for the big competition is a great option.
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Shakeeb said in a letter to BCB that he had mentioned his preparations for the T20 World Cup. “People are constantly talking about this (moving back from the Test series against Sri Lanka),” he said. Those who say I don’t play Test cricket anymore, they don’t read my letter properly. I didn’t write in my letter that I didn’t want to play Test. I wrote that I wanted to play in the IPL in order to prepare for the World Cup, but despite this, Akram Khan, the president of the BCB cricket operation, kept saying I did not want to play in Tests.
