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"Nothing can be more painful than staying away from cricket. Cricket is my life. I have been carrying the colour of the country and have been wearing the BCB logo since I was 15. The Bangladesh team is above everything else for me."
SHAKIB AL HASAN
Bangladeshi cricketer
Making a public apology for his recent behaviour after submitting a prayer to the BCB, requesting it to reconsider the suspension imposed against him

"I am not for canceling Shakib's punishment altogether, but I think the six-month suspension was a bit too harsh. Had the BCB taken the right steps at the right time then such a day would not have come at all."
KHALED MASUD
Former caption of the Bangladesh National Cricket Team
Stating that suspended cricketer Shakib Al Hasan deserves a shorter sentence as he has apologised for his behaviour.