Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Faruque Ahmed has refused to take responsibility for Shakib Al Hasan’s security after the veteran all-rounder said that the ongoing Kanpur Test could be his last; if he doesn’t get a safe passage to play the farewell match against South Africa at his hometown in Mirpur.
The BCB President said that he was aware of Shakib’s decision to retire after the home series while mentioning that the board is unsure of granting his wish of playing the last Test at home.
Faruque mentioned that his high-level security is in the hands of the government and the board can’t take responsibility of it.
“We don’t have it (Shakib’s security) in our hand. The security needs to come from the government and he will have to take his own decision. We cannot say anything about his security. We don’t have the ability to provide security to any individual,” Faruque told reporters at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
“I am neither an agency nor police or the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The security issue needs to be cleared by the government because from the board we cannot say anything.”
The veteran all-rounder was named as an accused in a murder case by the Adabor police station during the political turmoil in his country.
Reflecting on the situation, the BCB President said: “Shakib is going through a tough time personally so we cannot say much from our side. Like him even I think if he can play his last Test from here, there cannot be anything better than that but his security issues need to be assured by the higher authorities.”
“He is going through a tough time. He felt this is the right time for him to play his last Test and we have showed respect to his decision.”
