IPL 2019 | Shakib Al Hasan will play IPL only if he is fully fit, asserts Nazmul Hasan

Getting injured quite regularly has been an issue for Shakib as the all-rounder has been in and out of the Bangladesh team for the last few months. He sustained a finger injury while playing a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match earlier this year and had to miss the first game of the Test series in New Zealand last week. As the 31-year-old Bangladeshi will not be available for the second Test against the Black Caps, the BCB chief has made it clear that Shakib will only get a NOC for IPL if he is proved to be fully fit.

“If he is not fully OK then how will he play the IPL? It can’t be that he is only unfit for our national team but fit for the IPL. If he is fully OK and the doctors concur only then he will be able to play in the IPL,” Hasan was quoted as saying by CricketNext.

“We want him to play in both IPL and for the national team so the whole thing depends on his health. If he has a problem then we want him to recover fully before returning to cricket. We don’t want to take any risks with him."

Hasan also revealed that the all-rounder has been asked to rest for seven more days and will be back in the team only for the third game which will be played in Christchurch from March 15. Shakib is in the Sunrisers Hyderabad side for the 12th edition of the IPL starting from March 23. 

“What I heard is that he underwent a test yesterday and he was prescribed a further seven days rest. So that’s the main thing. I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary for him to play the third Test because the World Cup is coming up," reiterated Hasan.

“Shakib said that he would go to play the third Test. Before I left for an ICC board meeting in Dubai, he said that he was eager to play in this league [DPL T20] to get some match practice before leaving. I thought that if he can play in this league then he could play the second Test. But if not, his health is important."

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