Questioning Shakib Al Hasan’s commitment for the national team after his assertion that he needs time off international cricket and might skip the ODI series against South Africa, BCB president Nazmul Hassan asked whether the former skipper would have wanted a similar break from the IPL had he been picked in the auction.

Shakib had initially refused to play the Test series against South Africa as he wanted to make himself available for the IPL, but he went unsold at the auctions.