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Shakib Al Hasan has been out of cricket for more than five months. The all-rounder last played in the Abu Dhabi T-10 in November last year. During this time, he was banned for illegal bowling action. Although he got a clearance from the ICC-approved lab in London in March this year after undergoing a bowling action test. However, fans may be waiting to see when Shakib will be seen on the field again.
That wait is coming to an end soon. Shakib is now in Pakistan to play PSL. Even though he didn’t get a team in the auction, Lahore Qalandars has picked him for the rest of the tournament. Shakib might be seen batting and bowling tomorrow. Lahore will take the field against Peshawar Zalmi tomorrow. If everything goes well, Shakib can be seen in the XI.
Lahore Qalandars announced Shakib Al Hasan’s joining the PSL camp through a photo post on social media. Welcoming Shakib and some new foreign cricketers, the team wrote in the caption, “Kushal Perera, Shakib Al Hasan and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have arrived in Islamabad – they have come to give their best! Qalandars family, are you ready?”
After the India-Pakistan conflict ended, the IPL and PSL are starting again from today. In the meantime, foreign cricketers have left India and Pakistan. Some will not be able to play the rest of the IPL-PSL due to national team duties. The franchises of both countries are facing a foreign player crisis. To fill that shortage, the clubs are looking for alternatives. Shakib got a PSL team, Mustafizur Rahman has been included in the team by the IPL team Delhi Capitals.
Shakib made his PSL debut in 2016, for Karachi Kings. He has played for Lahore before. He has also played for Peshawar Zalmi. In total, he has collected 181 runs and 8 wickets in 14 matches in the tournament. Lahore has earned 9 points in 9 matches in the current PSL league stage so far. They are at number 4 in the table. There is one more match left. There is a chance to secure the last four.
