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00:00Hello and welcome to One India. I'm Avinash. I'm being joined by two of Bangladeshi journalists,
00:06Mahmood and Haseenur. So, guys, the biggest shock that we came today, it was a shock that
00:13Shakib suddenly comes up at the press conference and announces the retirement. What was your
00:17thoughts when you heard him speak about his retirement?
00:21I was very much puzzled. It was a shock as you mentioned. Actually, I was stunned. Okay,
00:28we are not expecting about that. We thought that Shakib will come and explain his injury
00:32situation. There was a controversy regarding his injury in his finger, a bowling finger.
00:37So we are expecting that Shakib will clear up this kind of thing. But we didn't expect
00:42that he will say retirement and not one format, but two formats. Yeah, especially I was shocked
00:48on the test format. I was expecting Shakib should play this format as long as he can
00:53because he was very comfortable in test matches and Bangladesh did most during, I think, in
01:00the two formats, Bangladesh needs Shakib most in the test matches. So it was a shock.
01:05So what were your thoughts and how would be the reaction back home in Bangladesh? I mean,
01:11it's an important test match coming up with India, Bangladesh are 1-0 down already in
01:15the series and then they have some bigger assignments coming across their way. But with
01:19no Shakib and Shakib just announcing his retirement, what are the sentiments back home?
01:25You know, Shakib Alassane is our legend. Everyone was shocked. Definitely everyone was shocked.
01:29I saw some of our colleagues are crying in the press conference. They are so emotional
01:34back in the home. You know, in Bangladesh, cricket is not just a game. It's our religion.
01:38It's our blood, everything. It's our everything. We sleep in cricket, we eat cricket. Shakib
01:42Alassane is our legend. Everyone was emotional. I talked to many of my colleagues in Bangladesh.
01:47Everyone was emotional, the fans were emotional. But you know, you have to definitely, you
01:51have to maintain that situation. Maybe this is the correct time to say goodbye to Shakib
01:56Alassane.
01:57Let's talk about Shakib Alassane's impact on not just in Bangladesh cricket, impact
02:03across sports. If you look at, how do you look at his legacy now that we can talk about
02:08his legacy?
02:09If you see the all-rounder ranking, he was there for a very, very long time. Maybe after
02:15Jack Kelly's, he was the pure all-rounder. He was the number one all-rounder in test
02:19format, in ODI format, even in the T20 format. But not just for a while. It's a very long
02:24time. He dominated this table for at least 10 years. So it shows that how impactful he
02:31was. He was an IPL winner with KKR also. So it shows his potential, not only in Bangladeshi
02:38cricket, also in the world cricket. I think he was a very, very, very good all-rounder,
02:44especially for a left-hand bowler. He could be an idol for many other left-hand bowlers.
02:49So, Shakib didn't, the most important thing, Shakib didn't have very much swing on his
02:55ball. He didn't have many assets in his armoury, actually. But he was very clever. He can read
03:02the batter very well. He can read the situation of the game. With little resources, he done
03:08brilliant.
03:09Now, how would you rate Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh team? I mean, after
03:14Mushafir Murtaza, if you look at, he has been the one who's been leading them. Playing 70
03:18tests already is not a mean feat. But if you look at his captaincy legacy, how would you
03:24rate it? And what were the highlights of his captaincy?
03:28In Bangladesh, we have many problems. We have probability problems, we have population problems,
03:32many problems. But Shakib Al Hasan is the fast guy, good fast stand. Yeah, I'm the top,
03:36I'm the world number one. So, his captaincy is a little bit controversial. When he was
03:41captain, there is a little controversy. Throughout his career, there is controversy. But as a
03:45captain, I rated, you know, we have never won anything. We have never, we played three
03:49Asia Cup final, we played World Cup quarter-final, we played Champions League semi-final. But
03:55this is the reality, we never own anything. When you never own anything, then I don't
04:00rate you. But as a player, he's very, very high. But as a captain, I think he definitely
04:05have some lackeys. Okay. Now, if you look at replacement, potential
04:10replacements of Shakib Al Hasan, we have seen some sparks from Mehdi Hasan Miraj. He's done
04:15it with a bat as well as before. But if you look at overall performance and the impact
04:20that Shakib Al Hasan has had on the game, do you think there is anyone in the current
04:25Bangladesh team who could just fill the void which has been created with Shakib's exit?
04:32I think it could be Mehdi Hasan Miraj and he is our only option. I think after Shakib
04:36leaving, he will be the man because he didn't get enough opportunity, especially in terms
04:41of batting. He's batting in number eight. So it's not fair to compare with Shakib. Shakib
04:48batting in the middle of the order, Mehdi has to bat with the bowlers also. So there
04:53is always a pressure on him. He is personally eager to bat in the up of the order. But with
04:59the situation at Bushfield, Shakib, there was a big name in the middle. They are also
05:03in the middle order. So he didn't have the opportunity. But I hope, I hope, BCP will
05:08give Miraj the opportunity because the star will not burn. You have to make your star.
05:15So he needs the opportunity. Shakib Al Hasan didn't get his stardom within a day. After
05:21five or six years, maybe 10 years, he get his stardom and he is performing consistently.
05:26So I think BCP should give the opportunity to Mehdi Al Hasan Miraj to flourish his potential.
05:31So I believe Mehdi Al Hasan has everything to be the successor of Shakib.
05:36If you look at the overall structure of this Bangladesh team, Shakib has been the fulcrum
05:43of it. But in the current lot, he just mentioned about Mehdi Al Hasan Miraj, there's a Litton
05:52Das, there's a Mushpik, who's going to be there for some time, as long as we don't
05:58find a successor. But how is Shantu rallying the group around? We've seen some sparks of
06:05brilliance from the Bangladeshi team in Chennai Test match. The first spell from Hasan was
06:11superb. Naidrana is looking to be a very bright prospect. Just tell us about that.
06:20I don't think so. Because Shakib Al Hasan is not a player who comes every day, not every
06:23year, not 10 years. Last two decades, we played Test cricket, last 24 years, but Shakib Al
06:28Hasan is the only one. Not only Bangladesh cricket, also the world cricket perspective.
06:32I don't think so we get a replacement of Shakib Al Hasan. If Mehdi Al Hasan Miraj get the opportunity,
06:38I don't think so he will be Shakib Al Hasan, because he's the only one. But if you tell
06:42me opportunity, definitely. There is some young guy also, you know, I mentioned a cricketer
06:47Arifullah, he's a player. And if Mehdi Al Hasan Miraj get the chance, he will be very good all
06:52around, but not the replacement of Shakib Al Hasan. I don't think so. There's definitely
06:56no replacement for Shakib Al Hasan. The contribution that he has had 17 years, he's
07:00served Bangladeshi cricket, and maybe one year more, because he's just mentioned about retiring
07:05after the Champions Trophy. But let's talk about his farewell. He said that South Africa series at
07:13home will be the farewell match that he wishes to play at home. Do you believe Bangladesh cricket
07:19board is going to give him a farewell? Because the way he mentioned today at the press conference,
07:23he was sort of in a dilemma phase, whether he will get it or not. To be honest, if you ask me,
07:29if he don't get the opportunity, that was unfair. Because a guy who served his country 17 years,
07:35if you don't get his opportunity, that's totally unfair. Definitely, I think I mentioned before,
07:40cricket is not just a game in Bangladesh. Definitely, the government should be,
07:44Bangladesh cricket board should be definitely giving him the chance. And I hope so. I expect
07:48so. And this is my cordial request to Bangladesh government, definitely. Also the BCB, please give
07:53the opportunity. And I think he will be playing last match in Nepal, because Nepal is his home
07:57soil. All the people are coming. He deserves it, man. He definitely deserves it. And if you just
08:03could just foresee the moment and the outpour of crowds coming into the Mirpur stadium,
08:13filling in to the capacity and Shaqib Al Hasan just announcing his retirement,
08:18playing his last game. Can you just imagine it? Or is it still very emotional to imagine that?
08:24Yes, I can imagine it. I can help you to imagine that. I can't compare Shaqib with
08:31Sachin Tendulkar. But if you remember his farewell, how his teammate has given him the
08:37victory lap and say goodbye to him. I think that will be a grand celebration for Shaqib
08:42Al Hasan also because he is our Sachin Tendulkar. He is our everything. So he's the biggest superstar.
08:49I am expecting that kind of grand reception for him. And let's give him the opportunity to say
08:54goodbye.