Shakib will play BPL at Chittagong Kings. Shakib Al Hasan is the direct contracted cricketer of Chittagong Kings, who came back to play BPL under new ownership and name. The issue was clarified in a notification sent by BCB on Sunday night.

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Chittagong Kings owner Sameer Quader Chowdhury told reporters after the BPL Players Draft in the ballroom of Hotel Sonargaon on Monday that they had already known if Shakib could really play. They brought Shakib into the team only after knowing and getting assurances from all sides.

Samir Quader Chowdhury said, we have received clearance regarding Shakib. When we got the clearance that he could play in Bangladesh, we made the deal. Besides, we have also talked to Rangpur whether they have any contract issues with Shakib. From there we also got the clearance and signed the contract. Hopefully he won't have a problem with his game.

Many of Shakib's contemporaries have personally participated in the BPL Players Draft. Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad were all three at Fortune Barisal table. Nurul Hasan Sohan was also seen at the Rangpur table. Besides, Mehdi Hasan Miraj was also very active in the table of Khulna Tigers.

But Shakib Al Hasan was not at Chittagong's table. Since he is not in the country, he is not supposed to be physically present in the players' draft. But has Shakib given any opinion on the formation of the Chittagong Kings team? Or did Shakib have any role in organizing the team?

While answering this question, Chittagong Kings franchise Samir Quader Chowdhury said that Shakib had input. They also took Shakib's advice.

Samir said that he is not in the auction as he is out of the country. But he has input some suggestions on the auction after the deal. We have also inputted his suggestion auction. We have been able to organize the team with everyone's collective planning. Got all as expected. Chittagong has been participating for 10 years. I am also very interested. Hopefully I can fulfill everyone's expectations.