No platoon took Shakib Al Hasan in the mega transaction of IPL 2022 on Saturday.
Although there's a base price of Rs 2 crore, no bone has bid for it. As a result, Shakib Al Hasan, one of the stylish all-rounders in the world, remained unsold.
However, due to his great form in the BPL, it was thought that there would be a fight with Shakib in the auction. But even though the names were mentioned in the auction yesterday, the franchisees remained indifferent at that time.
What is the reason for not buying Shakib? - This question may arise.
It is being speculated that perhaps the main reason for Shakib's unsold status is his skepticism about getting Shakib in the entire IPL.
Bangladesh team will tour South Africa at the beginning of IPL. The Tigers will play against Sri Lanka at home towards the end of the IPL.
No franchise has shown interest in taking Shakib as he will be busy playing for the national team at two important times.
Bangladesh's Test series against Sri Lanka as part of the World Test Championship will be held in May. And Shakib has already confirmed that he will play that series. As such, he will not get Shakib on the IPL stage from 8 to 23 May.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) cricket management department chief Jalal Yunus told the media two days ago.
Bangladesh's three-match ODI series against South Africa will be played from March 18 to 23. And although no date has been set, it is quite certain that the IPL will start from March 26. In other words, after the tour of South Africa, Shakib and Mostafiz will come to India and enter the bio-bubble by observing the quarantine episode.
As such, they are not available in the matches at the beginning of IPL. If Shakib is not available in many matches, then no one has agreed to invest more than 2 crore rupees behind him.
Maybe these are the reasons why Shakib remained unsold.
But one more reason exists. At present, despite his brilliant performance with bat and ball in BPL, Shakib could not shine in the last edition of IPL.
Kolkata took him for Rs 32 million with great interest, but he could not repay the team in that way. He scored 47 runs in 6 matches and got 4 wickets.
KKR camp did not show interest in Shakib due to his poor performance in the last edition.
MR Unique bd