Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib- al – Hassan is the first Bangladeshi player to have joined the committee and has great experience of the world game across all formats, both domestically and internationally, and we look forward to his contributions along with the rest of the new additions. Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the first cricketer from Bangladesh to be inducted in the MCC World Cricket Committee under the chairmanship of Mike Gatting. Bangladesh currently on tour of South Africa as they were whitewashed in the Test Match, as they add Shakib al Hasan in the Squad against South Africa.
According to media release uploaded on MCC's website, it states: "As approved at MCC's Annual General Meeting in May, former England and Middlesex captain Mike Gatting is the new chairman of the committee, taking over from another former England captain, Mike Brearley."
Gatting, who ended an illustrious playing career in 1998, has spent much of the last decade in cricket administration with the England & Wales Cricket Board, and also served as MCC president during the 2014 Lord's Bicentenary year. He was previously a member of the World Cricket committee from its inception in 2006 until 2012. Shakib Al Hasan is regarded as one of Bangladesh's finest players since they were awarded the Test status in 2000, with the all-rounder having played 51 Test matches and 177 one-day internationals. The 30-year-old also has enormous global experience of domestic cricket, particularly in the T20 format all over the league.
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