Shahadat pleads BCB for another chance

|| CF DESK ||

Bangladesh fast-bowler Shahadat Hossain Rajib has been involved in controversies many times in his career. He received a five-year ban (suspended for two years) and fined 3 lakhs taka for assaulting his teammate Arafat Sunny Jr. However, he applied to Bangladesh Cricket Board to reduce his ban as he wants to return to cricket to pay for the treatment of his cancer-stricken mother.

The right-arm pacer had such an incident with Sunny at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna during the last edition of the National Cricket League. He wants to return to cricket even though the ban is still a year and a half away. He said that he has no other way to pay for the treatment of his mother who is suffering from cancer.

The pacer has already appealed to the (BCB) to reduce the ban. However, the board has not yet made a decision. He regrets his mistake and promises never to make it again.

“I have recently applied to the board to reduce my ban, now the rest depends on them. I don't know any other thing to do without cricket. I regret my mistake. I have insisted that I will not show my face if the BCB ever receives any more allegations against me.” Shahadat told Cricbuzz.

Shahadat was told to leave the Mirpur ground when he was bowling to his former teammates during the net session.

"I did not know that I cannot bowl. I went there and was acting as a net bowler and suddenly the chief curator Gamini asked me to leave the premises. I could not hold my tears when I was asked to leave the ground as there were several net bowlers who are yet to feature in any kind of tournament while I had the privilege to have my name on the Lord's honours board, It's written in my destiny and I have to live with it." He said

Shahadat made his international debut in Test cricket against England in 2006. He has played 36 matches in this prestigious format of cricket and picked up 72 wickets. Among the Bangladeshi fast bowlers, only Mashrafe Mortaza is above him with 78 wickets.