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Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has fallen to the receiving end of criticism from Bangla fans following his recent statement while talking about Bangladesh’s chances in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022.
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The 35-year-old said that Indians are amongst the favorites to be the champions of the marquee tournament so Bangladesh will mainly focus to upset India in their next meetup at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
These remarks from the skipper didn’t go down well with the Bangladeshi fans and they took no time in bashing their national team’s skipper on social media. Fans took to Twitter for going harsh after listening to the low ambitious remarks from Shakib.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Why such low aim ? Even Namibia and Hong Kong had higher ambitions.. https://t.co/zBsB8rQWqM
— Shree (@kshreerang_) November 1, 2022
why tf would you say that?? 😭😭 https://t.co/Fi8TpdlYXj
— RUMI 🦋|| Zee Day 🫶🏾🧚♀️ (@notnowrumi) November 1, 2022
Last thing a captain should say. That too an Intl captain with 390+ games. https://t.co/Px4Z97J14p
— Fantasy Cricket Pro 🏏 (Viren Hemrajani) (@FantasycricPro) November 1, 2022
https://t.co/KS3u20gdD0 pic.twitter.com/OHOmGAWaqW
— crick_foot_lover (@strawhatvibss) November 1, 2022
Gajab mentality https://t.co/4Y9wbddYRG
— omkar (@omviously) November 1, 2022
We are here for #NaaginDance - Shakil Al Hasan#INDvsBAN #T20WorldCup https://t.co/wFlQ7M6yZc
— Neha Aggrawal (@thenehaaggrawal) November 1, 2022
That’s some embarrassing mentality 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/h7597ygIta
— Dutchrdmszn (@shaxkszin) November 1, 2022
So poor statement as a captain https://t.co/RRKbH2GpCF
— P (@prxteek02) November 1, 2022
Here's all that Shakib stated during the pre-match presser ahead of their clash against India:
"Well, as I said earlier in one of the Bangla questions, India is one of the favorites. They came here to win the World Cup. We are not favorites, and we didn’t come here to win the World Cup. You can understand the situation. If we win against India, it will be called an upset and we will try to play our best cricket and try to make an upset," said Shakib Al Hasan during the pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
"Well, he has been playing well. He is probably their No. 1 batter if you talk about the records in the last year. They have got quite a few world-class players, we have to look out for them. We will talk about all these areas when we discuss our team meeting. There are top-class T20I players who we have to overcome if we are to win," he added later.
Later on, the senior all-rounder also discussed the Australian conditions and the difference in the weather in various Australian cities.
"Hobart was very cold. Then we went to Sydney, weather-wise. Brisbane was nice too. Now we are getting cold weather. We have to adjust and we are mentally ready for the game. I think it will be a full house and I think it will be an exciting game. We will enjoy the game," he concluded.