I was watching a reel on social media with some crazy waves. There's this guy stuck between the rocks by the beach, and a wave comes and just tosses him aside. Then another wave comes and does the same thing. I thought, "Hey, that's gotta be my buddy Shakeeb!" But my friend who was with me said, "Nah man, that’s just some white guy." I was like, "Oh, okay." It made me think, though—life’s waves of trouble are doing the same thing to Shakeeb too. Life hasn’t been easy for him at all.
"Things aren't looking good for him. His latest mess is going to land him straight in jail the moment he steps foot in Bangladesh. He hasn’t even been to Bangladesh, right? Shakib's check bounced; a court in Dhaka has issued an arrest warrant for him. It was for 300,000 dollars—yeah, 300,000 US dollars. A guy named Shabbir Rahman filed the complaint against Shakib, and the court said to go ahead and throw him in. But how are they going to do that when he’s not even in Bangladesh?"
Bangladesh's court has ruled that if you step inside the country, it's straight to jail. As for his bowling action, it's been declared illegal. He failed two tests—one in the UK and another recently in Chennai. Because of those failed bowling tests, he got dropped from the Champions Trophy. However, the Bangladesh Cricket Board was willing to include Shakib in the Champions Trophy squad. Their captain, Shakib, didn’t have any issues either; it was all just on paper with the board.
Shakib got his bowling action deemed illegal. The reason is that he was basically spinning the ball way too much. The ball was spinning, and he was taking wickets. He was playing for Surrey in the English county, probably in a match against Somerset, where he took four wickets in one innings and five in another. The umpires were like, "What's going on, man? How's your ball spinning like that?" They flagged it and said his bowling action wasn't legal. So, they tested him, and he failed. Now he has to take the test again.
He failed because in trying to spin more, his average degree went above 15 degrees. His bowling action also got messed up. He was just surviving out there. If you look at all three formats, Shakib hasn't had any extraordinary performances, but he's done okay with both bat and ball. He played in the T20 World Cup and then took retirement. He couldn't really do much after that. In his last ODI, which was the World Cup, he took about six or seven wickets, which was good for Bangladesh.
In the last Test series against India, there were four innings, and he took four wickets in one of them, but in the other three innings, he didn't take any wickets at all. So, just think about it—he suddenly appears in the spotlight, and people are like, "What's going on with this guy?" Shakib is facing some issues; he recently played in the T10 league and his performance was just okay. He's really got a lot on his plate. He can't go back to Bangladesh because of his affiliation with the Awami League. He joined Hasina Wazed’s Awami League in 203 and ran in the elections.
They won the elections and became lawmakers, but as soon as that party fled, Hasina Wajid left Bangladesh. Shakib couldn't come back either, but luckily, he was playing in a T20 league in Canada when Hasina Wajid’s government got toppled. Otherwise, Shakib would probably be stuck in some jail right now. Yeah, Hasina Wajid's party has faced a lot of problems since her government got overthrown.
She ran away as usual, like these big leaders do. It's the ones down below, the main workers, who end up getting caught in the mess. And now, for Shakib, there’s no solution in sight. Cricket is almost done for him. He wanted to play in the Champions Trophy, but that’s not happening. So, white-ball cricket is out, and red-ball cricket is already a mess. Plus, Shakib's overs—what are you going to call that? It’s a factor, and it’s a big one, like 306 or 307. Yeah, that’s the situation.
"Hey, the name of Ram is true, right? But the way things are going, it really matters too. For Shakib, it’s like a time of chaos. I don’t know why I used to tell people not to be rude to the grocery guy; it feels like someone’s gotten a curse. And that guy, he’s always getting into trouble, you know? He’s either slapping someone or grabbing someone’s collar, or being rude to someone else. Dude, the guy was your fan! If you’re uncomfortable with any of his actions, or if you don’t want to take a selfie with him or anything, just talk to him nicely and move on, right?"
It's all about that fan, you know? They make you who you are, and then when you act like this—being rude, throwing shade at someone, dissing someone, or just being a jerk—it's gonna hurt someone’s feelings. If someone came to you with love and you hurt them, that’s a blow to their heart. Now they're cursing you, and look at you, your personal life is in shambles. You need to fix that. And let's be real, your cricket career is pretty much over. You've already retired from T20, and you wanted to play in the Champions Trophy after that.
Your retirement plan is out the window now that you’re not in the Champions Trophy squad. So, with that, you might as well consider yourself retired from ODI cricket too. Forget about Test cricket; what’s left for you? It’s just league cricket now. Play as much as you can there because you won’t have any issues with age. What else can you do? Plus, your connection with Bangladesh cricket is pretty much over. You can’t even go back there since a court in Dhaka has issued a warrant against you for that check bouncing case. And then there’s your political affiliation as well.
"The people are really upset with the Awami League, and they’re making life tough for you in Bangladesh. That’s why you’re in Dubai, right? Ever since your Awami League government fell apart, you’ve been stuck there dealing with a lot of issues, man. I keep saying, at the end of the day, if you get some fame or recognition from above, just remember to stay humble. If you get caught up in all that praise and forget your roots, what will you do then?
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