Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Year : 2, Issue: 24
Sports Desk: Former India opener Virender Sehwag bashed Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan after his poor showing against South Africa, saying that the all-rounder should feel ‘ashamed’ of recent T20 stats and retire from the format.
Shakib has had a forgettable T20 World Cup so far. After going for 30 in his three overs and making just eight runs in the first match against Sri Lanka, his performance dipped further against South Africa.
“According to me, he is past his time. Maybe he was brought in because of his experience, but he didn’t show his experience. He should have stuck around, spent some time on that wicket, Sehwag said in a Cricbuzz show on Monday.
“You are not Matthew Hayden or Gilchrist who can just swing for it against short balls, you are a Bangladeshi player. Play according to your ability. Hooks and pulls are not your shots, play your shots and at least stay at the wicket,” he added.
Sehwag feels Shakib should realise that his time is up in T20Is and retire from the format.
“You are such an experienced player, you have been captain before, but your stats are such. You should feel ashamed of yourself and just declare that you are retiring from the T20 format.”
