"Virender Sehwag doesn't know how to respect other players" Shakib Al Hasan's former teammate adds fuel to the war or words

Virender Sehwag had suggested it was “time for retirement” for Shakib Al Hasan from T20Is.

Veteran Bangladesh cricketer Imrul Kayes has lashed out at Virender Sehwag for his criticism of Shakib Al Hasan in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

A few days ago, following Bangladesh’s loss against South Africa, in which Shakib got out playing a pull shot, Sehwag had said that the all-rounder should have already retired from T20Is. Shakib recorded two single-digit scores in his first two games in the ongoing tournament.

“During the last World Cup, I thought he should no longer be picked for the T20 format. His time for retirement came a long time ago. You are such a senior player, you were the captain of this team. You should actually be ashamed of your recent numbers. You should come forward and announce yourself that enough is enough, I’m retiring from this format,” Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.

However, the veteran all-rounder bounced back with a match-winning 64* against the Netherlands which has pushed Bangladesh closer to the Super 8 qualification.

“Sehwag didn’t get respect in his career,” says Shakib Al Hasan’s former teammate Imrul Kayes

Now, Shakib’s former Bangladesh teammate Imrul Kayes has come out to hit back at Sehwag. Kayes said Sehwag doesn’t have the courtesy to give respect to other players, not even to one of the greatest all-rounders of the game.

“Shakib didn’t become Shakib Al Hasan in 1 or 2 days. He was the No. 1 ICC all-rounder, not once but for a long time, and across formats. A player like him needs to be treated with respect, which Virender Sehwag didn’t get in his career. So he probably knows nothing about respect or giving respect to others,” Kayes was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

Kayes had some more spicy words against the former India opener. He compared him with Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

“This is not the first time he has said such things about Bangladesh or its cricketers. He did this once earlier as well when he said Bangladesh don’t have the ability to pick 20 wickets in a Test match. I don’t know what a legendary batter like him thinks before making such statements. Biggies like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid would never pull down a player because they know how to respect other players,” Kayes added.

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