Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has opted for the Indian Premier League XI. The special thing is that in this XI he has included only those players with whom he has played in this world’s most hit league.
Shakib has given the command of this team to Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title twice under Gambhir’s captaincy. The team defeated Chennai Super Kings in 2012 while Kings XI Punjab in 2014 in the final.
David Warner and Robin Uthappa have been selected as openers in this team. Gautam Gambhir is at the third place, while Manish Pandey is at the fourth position. Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan play the role of all-rounders.
Talking about bowling, while Andre Russell, Umesh Yadav and Balaji are handling the pace of fast bowling, Sunil Narine is a spinner. Apart from Naren, Shakib and Pathan have also shown their charisma in the IPL with the ball.
Shakib Al Hasan’s IPL XI: David Warner, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir (Captain), Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Sunil Naren, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Laxmipathy Balaji, Umesh Yadav.
The ICC last year banned Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan for two years from any form of cricket. However, after accepting the ICC Anti-Corruption Code charges, one year ban was suspended from it. The ICC has banned Shakib under Article 2.4.4.
The Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) of the ICC spoke to Shakib in January and August in 2019. During this time, Shakib did not inform the ICC about his contact with the suspect Deepak Aggarwal. ICC ACU knows Deepak Aggarwal and is suspected of indulging in corruption in cricket.
