Ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan will be featuring for Saint Lucia Zouks in the third season of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 as the franchise bought him for $50,000 during the player auction last Thursday.
The poster boy of Bangladesh cricket previously played for Barbados Tridents in the inaugural season of the CPL in 2013 and performed exceptionally well grabbing remarkable bowling figures of 6/6 against Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.
Shakib was retained by the Tridents for the second edition last year. However, the 27-year old was not able to take part as he reportedly flew to the West Indies without obtaining the No Objection Certificate from the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The BCB subsequently banned him from overseas domestic competitions but later withdrew his ban.
Darren Sammy led the struggling Zouks last season as they managed to win only two matches out of nine but the inclusion of Shakib alongside English cricketer Kevin Pietersen and Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor will surely add strength in the batting department.
Shakib, however, will only be available for the opening round as Bangladesh are scheduled to host South Africa in July this year. The CPL will get underway on June 21.
Meanwhile, another Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal, who played for the Zouks in the inaugural season, was not picked by any team. The dashing left-hander was placed in the $20,000 category.
