Shakib Al Hasan threw a ball to Mohammad Rizwan© X (Twitter)
Known to lose his cool in the middle of the game, Bangladesh's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasa gave yet another example of his leaky temper on Day 5 of the first Test against Pakistan. Shakib, who has caused disruptive scenes in cricket in the past, lost his cool yet again when Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan was getting his team ready to face a delivery. Angry at Rizwan, who has been at the centre of many time-wasting tactics in the past too, an irate Shakib threw the ball at the Pakistan star.
With Bangladesh needing quick wickets to win the series opener against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Sunday, Rizwan was back to his time-wasting antics on the field. A hapless Shakib, bowling the 33rd over of the second innings, threw the ball at the Bangladesh wicketkeeper, with the ball flying over Rizwan's head.
The referee was not happy with Shakib's performance and decided to curse him on the field. Here's the video:
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Bangladesh took a 117-run lead in the first innings, which put pressure on Pakistan to deliver on the 5th day. The visiting bowlers did well by bagging 8 Pakistani batters for just 118 runs, but Rizwan stood strong in the middle, holding one end to keep his team in contention.
Earlier with the bat, Bangladesh put 565 runs on the board in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 448/6. Mushfiqur Rahim (191), Shadman Islam (93), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (77), Litton Das (56), and Miminul Haque (50) were the biggest contributors with the bat for Bangladesh as Pakistan's bowlers struggled to break partnerships at regular intervals.
Pakistani pacer Naseem Shah even criticised the pitch curator and the board for not giving the home team a wicket to capitalise on the home advantage.
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