3 Teams that can pick Shakib Al Hasan in IPL 2021 auction
Shakib played for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2019 season and couldn't play in IPL 2020 due to his ban.
1. Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI will have a lot of work to do at the auction as they have to fill 5 overseas slots out of a total of 9 empty slots. They finished 6th on the points table, and it was largely due to a solid winning streak during the business end of the tournament. The Punjab-based team has a couple of vacant slots in the middle-order after releasing Glenn Maxwell and Jimmy Neesham.
Shakib Al Hasan could be a very useful option for them as he can fit in at either No.4 or No.5. He would pretty much be a direct swap for Maxwell, and Kings XI would certainly have him on their short-list ahead of the mini-auction.
He would provide a bit of variety in their bowling attack as both Murugan Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi are leg spinners, while Shakib is a finger spinner. Kings XI haven’t had the best of times with overseas signings in the recent past and buying a consistent performer like the Bangladesh all-rounder wouldn’t be the worst thing to do.
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