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Bangladesh stalwart Shakib Al Hasan has been allowed to skip the upcoming Test sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka to be accessible for your entire season of the Indian Premier League 2021. Shakib was purchased again by his former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 3.2 crore within the IPL 2021 public sale.
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s cricket operation chairman Akram Khan confirmed that the BCB has given Shakib permission to skip the Test sequence. He, nevertheless, shall be accessible to play within the three-match ODI sequence earlier than each the Tests.
Shakib was part of KKR’s title-winning campaigns in 2012 and 2014. He missed the final season due to his 12 months ban for not reporting corrupt approaches of the bookies.
“He (Shakib) had recently given us a letter [asking] to skip the Test series against Sri Lanka as he wanted to take part in the IPL,” Akram instructed Cricbuzz. “We have given him the permission as there is no point pushing someone who is not interested to play (Test for the national team),” he stated.
Kagiso Rabada, then again, has opted to play for his nation and skip every week of this 12 months’s IPL, as reported by iol.co.za. South Africa are scheduled to play 4 T20Is and three ODIs in opposition to Pakistan from April 2 to April 16, and this 12 months’s IPL version is reportedly scheduled to begin from April 11.
“Country comes first and I may miss a week of the IPL if the Pakistan series is scheduled at the same time the IPL starts. Delhi has been my home in India, but national duty is a priority,” Rabada, who is part of Delhi Capitals camp, stated.
