Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan said on Thursday that Shakib Al Hasan will be axed from the Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming Asia Cup if the all-rounder doesn’t terminate his sponsorship deal with Betwinner news, a sister concern of betting site Betwinner.
Betwinner news, a news portal of the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao-based gambling company.
‘Either he will be with the Betwinner or the board. Our stand is very clear in this regard,' Nazmul told the media following a meeting on Thursday.
He additionally added that they were eagerly waiting for the reply of their letter that they issued to Shakib couple of days back.
'Shakib was supposed to reply our letter by Wednesday, however, he didn't do it until today [Thursday]. Let's see, we are expecting it by tonight as right now it is night time in the USA.'
Having failed to get any concrete decision from the all-rounder, BCB had to revise their team for the forthcoming Asia Cup, claimed BCB boss.
'We were expected to announce the team by Thursday and we had a plan regarding him, however we might need to revise the team combination,’ he said.
'We considered him as our captain for the Asia Cup. Now it seems we have to think otherwise if he doesn't terminate the deal with Betwinner news.
‘Not only his captaincy his availability in any format of the Bangladesh team is in doubt,' added Nazmul.
On August 2, Shakib posted a photo on his verified Facebook page where he was spotted posing with bat, pad, gloves and outfits with the logo and official colour of Betwinner News.
Betwinner is an online betting platform which is not permitted within the country’s law alongside the guidelines of the ICC and BCB.
