Sport Protests in Bangladesh over ban on cricket hero Shakib
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Bangladesh cricket star Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from cricket for two years, with one year suspended, after breaching the sport's anti-corruption code.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from all cricket for two years by the ICC after accepting three anti-corruption charges.

Hundreds of people staged a demonstration in a Bangladesh town Wednesday against a two-year ban on cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan for not declaring attempts to bribe him.
The ban on the 32-year-old superstar was announced on Tuesday by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which suspended one year of the punishment after Shakib "accepted three charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code".
Shakib made a public appeal for support after being banned, unleashing a flood of angry anti-ICC social media posts from his fans.
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New Delhi (Sputnik): Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh Cricket team captain and world No.1 ODI all-rounder, has been banned from playing all forms of cricket for two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for “failing to report corrupt approaches".
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been handed a two-year suspension from all forms of cricket after accepting three charges relating to breaches of the ICC Shakib 's ban , one year of which is suspended, comes after he contravened article 2.4.4 of the code on multiple occasions, the
Police said about 700 people took to the streets in Shakib's hometown of Magura, demanding the ICC revoke the ban which came on the eve of Bangladesh's departure for a tour of India.
"The protesters shouted slogans and marched along a highway. They also formed a human chain as part of their action against the ICC decision," said Saiful Islam, police chief in the western town.
Protesters carried placards saying that Shakib was the victim of a "conspiracy".
Smaller protests were held in the capital Dhaka, police said.
The Test and T20 captain accepted charges that he had failed to disclose details of approaches made over a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in 2018 as well as the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Shakib , 32, had missed Bangladesh training sessions over the past few days, with no official reason given for his absence. ' Shakib Al Hasan is a highly experienced international cricketer . He has attended many education sessions and knows his obligations under the code.
Bangladesh Test and Twenty20 captain Shakib al Hasan gets a two-year ban for "failing to report corrupt approaches". Alex Marshall, the general manager of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, said: " Shakib al Hasan is a highly experienced international cricketer .
Shakib will be eligible to return from October 29 next year but he is ruled out of the T20 World Cup in Australia which starts October 8.
- 'Shocking' decision -
"Those who have supported me over the years, I hope they, the fans, Bangladesh Cricket Board, the government, the journalists will continue to support me in my bad and good time," Shakib told reporters after the ban was announced.
"I am hopeful I will come back to cricket soon. I will be stronger and will perform my responsibilities with more sincerity," he said.
Shakib, who has played 56 Tests, 206 ODIs and 76 Twenty20 internationals, is Bangladesh's biggest sporting hero and has regularly topped the ICC rankings for all-rounders since 2009.
At this year's World Cup in England, Shakib scored more than 600 runs and picked up 11 wickets. He also became the fastest cricketer to reach 5,000 runs and 250 wickets in one-day internationals.
After the ban, Shakib stepped down from the MCC World Cricket committee, which said it was "sorry" to lose him but supported his resignation, which was "the right decision".
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said Shakib's suspension was "shocking" as he is the centrepiece of the team.
"We have no substitute (for Shakib)... I was angry when I first heard about it and asked why he didn't inform me. We planned our India tour keeping Shakib in the team," Nazmul told reporters.
Bangladesh will play two Tests and three T20 internationals in its Indian tour that starts November 3.
Vaughan: Shakib ban not harsh enough .
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Shakib Al Hasan's ban for failing to report corrupt approaches is not severe enough. Bangladesh captain Shakib was handed a two-year ban, one year of which is suspended, by the ICC and will be free to return from October 29, 2020.Writing on Twitter, Vaughan said he had "no sympathy whatsoever" for the 32-year-old and his punishment should have been harsher.He said: "In this era the players get briefed all the time about what they can and can't do and what they have to report straight away."Two years isn't enough, should have been longer.
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