Speaking of Shakib's 26 off 25 balls in the IPL yesterday, Shakib can't play and the old record is not good either, a class of people want to establish it. I don't want to counter them, but I want to say something.
I / we know Shakib as an aggressive cricketer. Shakib is better than many ODI and T20 strikers for the national team. I hope those who check the records know that.
When Shakib was a young cricketer in 2009, he scored two centuries against Zimbabwe with 64 balls and 69 balls. In 2009, Sri Lanka had a 92-run innings off 69 balls. In 2016, England had an innings of 69 runs from 55 balls. In the 2019 World Cup, there is an innings of 124 runs from 99 balls. Shakib also has many fifty / big innings in ODI 100+ strike rate.
In the International T20 match, he has scored 56 off 33 balls, 64 off 54 balls, 65 off 40 balls, 56 off 41 balls, 60 off 36 balls, 71 off 43 balls, 42 off 26 balls and Shakib has scored 60 off 45 balls in the last T20 match against Afghanistan. Shakib has many more good innings in T20 match.
Out of the international T20 matches, Shakib has 10 fifties with the best 6 runs of his career.
Shakib's international T20 strike rate is 123.8 and 121.75 in all types of T20. By the standards of an all-rounder, it must be said that it is good.
Shakib is good at playing stormy innings in ODIs. According to the normal trend there, Shakib is supposed to be more aggressive in T20 cricket. But it could not be Shakib because he performed as an all-rounder. Now if you say Maxwell, Nabi is also an all-rounder. Then it has to be said, they bat better in T20 cricket, and Shakib bowls better. Besides, Shakib is unique in the other two formats and in all three formats as a national team.
Outside of the national team, Shakib is also given priority in the BPL. Here you will see Shakib playing great with the bat. But batting around Shakib is not considered in IPL. Because IPL is more of a top order with solid heaters or players from their country. As a result, Shakib has to wait for an opportunity to bat. The teams include such good cricketers that batsmen like Chris Lynn are not getting a chance. Again, Narine is not getting a chance in Kolkata. Whether he plays as a bowler, batting often gives the team a good start. Besides, more cricketers are qualified but do not get a place in the XI.
The only exception is batting at the top in Hyderabad in 2016. He also batted at the top in Kolkata once in many matches. I don't remember Salta.
Shakib's ban did not return to full rhythm in the next batting, it can be understood by watching the Bangabandhu Cup and the national team games. So far he has not been able to get out of the batting.
Shakib could not shine at the crucial moment of the team yesterday. Batted in ODI style. You will notice Shakib taking singles and batting hard, Shakib is not in rhythm. There is a storm in batting. Maybe because of a break of 1 year.
Shakib, who has played a number of stormy innings with multiple storming centuries in 2010/12, may have discussed why he could not bat better in T20 cricket. Can't, can't, it's just the most humble or ignorant expression to criticize Shakib.
Many people are talking about why Shakib is not able to, but this cannot be the exact reason. Shakib is a hardworking cricketer, fitness conscious. Age 34 (28 days) did not become too much. I think the ban gap has affected Shakib's batting. Although the current batting is of Test-ODI standard, it is not happening in T20. Again, in terms of criticism, Shakib's inability to improve in batting is due to his ability to bat in the storm and since he plays regularly in the league.
And overall, Shakib is the best in his place. He is successful in the main place and in international cricket. How successful it is to see if Tamim Iqbal or Abdur Razzak together and Shakib together are more or equal in weight, it will be clear.
If Shakib can't improve his batting in T20 cricket, Shakib's forehead will burn. Or he will play with the opportunity as a bowler. Only as a bowler, Shakib's T20 wicket and economy also speaks for Shakib.