'Fake, Fake' - Shakib Slammed With Humiliating Chants In Bangladesh Amidst WC 2023
Shakib Al Hasan in World Cup 2023 (X.com)
Proud son of the soil, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was greeted with embarrassing chants upon his tactical return to Mirpur between his team's ICC World Cup 2023 league stage campaign.
The cricketer with an unparalleled fan following in the land of the Bangla Tigers faced shocking chants of "fake, fake!!" from the crowd present for the legend's practice session on Thursday (October 26).
Despite his quick comeback to playing duties against South Africa on Tuesday in Mumbai, Shakib has been eyeing proper recovery from a quadriceps injury that forced him out of the India game while hoping to resharpen his skills in either department of the game.
The skipper thus decided to use the short break before Bangladesh's next game to make a trip back home and train with his childhood coach Nazmul Abedin Fahim in Dhaka. He had the first of his few net sessions organised for the captain with Fahim at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, where a decent crowd present at the historic ground threw poor chants at the famed cricketer.
Shakib Faces 'Fake, Fake!' Chants in Mirpur
"Shakib's supporters cheered as he left after practice," read a report published by Bangladesh-based 'BdCrictime.com'. "Meanwhile, a section of the supporters started chanting 'Fake fake'."
"Shakib's poor performance in the World Cup and the team's collapse may have caused them to indulge such behavior. Although Shakib did not pay attention there."
The report mentioned of Shakib facing a mixed crowd that had his supporters present in abundance but also naysayers who unleashed their wrath and angst against the cricketer for his team's lacklustre performances at the World Cup 2023.
Bangladesh kickstarted their campaign with a resounding win against the inexperienced Afghanistan side in Dharamshala but have been crushed by England, New Zealand, India and South Africa since then, standing on the verge of an early exit from a tournament where they were expected to punch hard.
Shakib's individual performances have fallen under scrutiny, too. The premier allrounder, playing potentially his last 50-over World Cup for Bangladesh, has made just 56 runs in his four innings with the bat and taken six wickets.
The Bangla Tigers will have to pull their socks and overcome the pain and ecstasy of their successive hammerings in the build-up to their next game on Saturday (October 28) in Kolkata against the Netherlands.
 "Kashish Chadha")
