London, Dec 8: Out-of-favour Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan admitted that physical fatigue forced him to intentionally resort to chucking during an English County game for Surrey, which subsequently led to his suspension from bowling.
Shakib was suspended from bowling in all competitions organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board after his action was deemed illegal at an independent testing at Loughborough University in December last year.
The umpires called his action during a first-class game for Surrey against Somerset in Taunton in which he had bowled close to 65 overs across two innings.
“I think I was doing it a little bit intentionally because I bowled more than 70 overs (in one match),” Shakib told the Beard Before Wicket podcast. “I never bowled 70 overs in my career in a Test match.” (PTI)
