Shakib Al Hasan, ace Bangladeshi all-rounder, once again lost his cool at the batter in the ongoing first Test against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on August 25, 2024. The incident happened during Pakistan's second innings, as Bangladesh closed in on a historic win.
Pakistan was put into bat by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and thanks to 171* by Mohammad Rizwan and 141 by Saud Shakeel scored 448/6d. in response, Mushfiqur Rahim made 191 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 77 as Bangladesh replied with 565 runs.
Pakistan faces an uphill task to save the match, trailing by nine runs at lunch after losing a 117-run lead in the first innings. At the time of writing this piece, Pakistan was 140/8 with a lead of 23 runs.
Meanwhile, the action on the final day saw Shakib Al Hasan losing his cool at Mohammad Rizwan. Shakib, known for his fiery disposition, became clearly angry when Mohammad Rizwan withdrew early in his run-up. The Bangladesh all-rounder delivered the ball full force at Rizwan from a height, which wicketkeeper Litton Das caught.
Richard Kettleborough, the on-field umpire, was not pleased with Shakib's actions and chastised him. Even when Shakib returned to his run-up, Kettleborough remained to look at him and even turned around to warn him about his actions. Shakib then appeared to apologize.
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