Shakib Al Hasan wins seat in Bangladesh Parliament after landslide win in general elections

Bangladesh men’s cricket team skipper Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday claimed a parliament seat following a landslide win in the country’s general elections.

Contesting from his constituency of the western town of Magura, Shakib won by receiving 185,388 votes, as reported by the Dhaka Tribune.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the Gopalganj-3 constituency in a landslide victory, her eighth term as a Member of Parliament. Hasina’s party – Awami League – secured victory in 223 seats to form the government in the election conducted on Sunday.

Prior to the polls, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had told Shakib Al Hasan to “hit a six” in the 12th national election on January 7, Dhaka Tribune reported.

“You do not need to give a speech. You can hit a six, and you can take wickets with the ball. Just hit a six again in the election,” the Prime Minister said to the ace allrounder, calling him a gem.

The only men’s cricketer to have been the ICC number one all-rounder in all formats had taken a brief hiatus from the sport while contesting the elections but has confirmed that he hasn’t called his time in the sport.

“Did I retire?” Shakib asked rhetorically to an AFP query during his campaiging. “If I haven’t retired, then where does this question come from?”

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The all-rounder had led Bangladesh in last year’s ODI World Cup in India, a dismal campaign that ended with the Bangla Tigers finishing eighth in the points table with just two wins from nine outings.

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