Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) club Legends of Rupganjs said they are not continuing the plan to play Shakib Al Hasan in the upcoming season of the event.
On February 22, the club authority said they had finalised the plan to play Shakib this season. However, within a day, they had changed their stance.
The Legends of Rupganj sent a letter to the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) saying that they are withdrawing Shakib’s name from their team.
The club said they are postponing the plan of playing Shakib after discussing it with the player.
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After the India series last year, Shakib was supposed to return home to play his last Test against South Africa at home, but due to the political shift last year, he was unable to come.
After that, he was supposed to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) for the Chittagong Kings but was ultimately unable to. He also faces restrictions on his bowling due to action testing.
Shakib was affiliated with the ousted Awami League party.
When he expressed his desire to return home, people including students who had led the movement against the previous government also staged demonstrations against him, which eventually pushed his homecoming into limbo.