Shakib Al Hasan might be recovering from the injury that was
inflicted on him during the final against Sri Lanka, but there is no lack of
praise for the Bangladeshi all-rounder. The all-rounder was bought by the
Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auctions for 2 crore rupees.
And VVS Laxman, the mentor of Sunrisers Hyderabad, was
incredibly pleased with it. Indeed, he labeled Shakib as the first choice buy
for the team and were lucky to get him. He also stated that the newly-appointed
Test captain of Bangladesh is the best all-rounder in the world.
“We have been lucky over the last 4 years where we got the
players we nailed down, but Shakib [Al Hasan] and Manish Pandey were those two
players along with Shikhar [Dhawan]. [They were] the three players who we
nailed down.
“They were our number 1 priority and luckily we got them.
“Shakib is a wonderful all-rounder and he gives that
stability in the middle order as batsmen and can as a spinner give us 4 overs
for sure. For along time, he is rated as the best all-rounder in world cricket.
So Manish Pandey, Shakib and Shikhar and Shakib were our number one choice and
we are very happy and pleased that we got them. “
The words of VVS Laxman should be inspiring for the
Bangladeshi. He might have played for Kolkata Knight Riders for a long time,
but he never really valued as much as he should have been. However, it seems as
though the Hyderabad unit will handle him with more reverence than KKR did.