Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s legendary allrounder, is all set to become a father for the third time. Sharing all the details of his Instagram handle, Shakib Al Hasan posted a photo of him kissing his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir’s baby bump. Shakib Al Hasan captioned the photo by saying, “New year, new beginning, new addition. Happy new year to everyone.” Shakib Al Hasan and Umme Ahmed Shishir are currently residing in Wisconsin, United States of America ever since March 2020 when international cricket was stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Shakib Al Hasan has two daughters. His first child, Alaina Hasan Abri, was born in 2015. A couple of years later, Shakib Al Hasan became a proud father again this time to Errum Hasan.
Shakib Al Hasan has been marred to Umme Ahmed Shishir for eight years, with the Bangladesh star having met her in England when he was on County duty with Worcestershire. Shakib Al Hasan has endured a terrible 2020, having not played international cricket for close to 15 months due to the ban imposed on him by the ICC for failing to report corrupt approaches and also because international cricket was stalled for Bangladesh due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Shakib makes a comeback
However, in November 2020, as soon as Shakib Al Hasan’s ban ended, he featured for Gemcon Khulna in the inaugural Bangabandhu T20 Cup. Shakib Al Hasan struggled for impact with both bat and ball but he had to miss the final due to personal reasons. His father-in-law died in the USA and he had to fly back. At the same time, Shakib Al Hasan also lost some close relatives.
Despite the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, Gemcon Khula, led by Mohammad Mithun, managed to win the Bangabandhu T20 Cup by beating Chattogram Challengers at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Mirpur.
Shakib Al Hasan would be hoping that he overcomes all the personal and professional setbacks when Bangladesh play their first home series after more than a year against the West Indies in January 2021. This will be the first time that Bangladesh is hosting an international series amidst the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Health Organisation data, Bangladesh has over 5 lakh coronavirus cases and in the last 24 hours, there have been 1000 new cases reported.
