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Shakib joins practice amid tension over Grameenphone deal


Bangladeshpost
Published : 26 Oct 2019 08:07 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 10:47 AM

Amid the tension over his Grameenphone deal, ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan joined national team’s camp for the upcoming India tour on Saturday, reports BSS.

Shakib skipped the first day’s 

practice due to his cold fever and stayed at home. 

On that day, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that they are set to send a legal notice to Test and T20skipper for making a deal with local telecom company Grameen­phone which viola

ted the rules and regulation of the board.

Shakib struck the agreement with former national team sponsor Grameenphone for an undisclosed sum on Tuesday at a moment when he was also leading a players’ strike for better pay and benefits.

The premier all-rounder of the country is believed to ink the deal after taking a verbal permission from the board.