Bangladesh wrong to plead for Shakib
Sakeb Subhan writes in the Daily Star that asking the BCB to reduce Shakib Al Hasan's ban so that he can play the Asia Cup is a mistake
24-Feb-2014
Shakib Al Hasan was fined and banned for three ODIs for making an obscene gesture on live television during the second ODI against Sri Lanka. But Bangladesh want him for the Asia Cup and so the captain Mushfiqur Rahim, along with coach Shane Jurgensen and Mashrafe Mortaza, have asked the BCB for leniency. Such a move is a mistake, says Sakeb Subhan in the Daily Star.
What, we are left to ask, does this request tell the other members of the team, especially the juniors? Will they not draw the conclusion that as long as they perform, regardless of whether they help the team cause or not (Shakib's gesture came hot on the heels of him playing an irresponsible shot when the team needed him to stay out there) they can behave in whatever way they want? As far as Shakib goes, this request and heavens forefend if it is accepted, will just serve to remind him that he continues to be above the law.