Shakib practising as Messi in Mirpur

The Qatar World Cup will be held at Lusail Stadium on December 18. But still, the taste of football has not decreased around the world. Same picture in Bangladesh. As Argentina are the champions, the festivities are still going on. Shakib Al Hasan was not left out of that festival. Even though he is a cricket star, Shakib’s love for football is not lacking. Shakib’s favourite team is Argentina. The Bangladeshi all-rounder is on the left foot of the little wizard of football, Lionel Messi. That’s why Shakib broke the barrier of excitement after Argentina won the World Cup. Chute is also celebrating the victory.

Shakib came to practice at Mirpur Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. But not as a cricketer, the Test and T20 captain was seen as a footballer. A new Messi has appeared in Mirpur. Shakib wears the blue-blue number 10 jersey and has a football on his feet. Teammates Mushfiqur Rahim, and Nurul Hasan showed Sohan dribbling like Guru Messi. Shakib was wearing Argentina’s jersey. Messi’s number 10 is written on the back. That picture of Shakib instantly went viral on social media.

However, Shakib burst into joy even on the night Argentina became the champion. He went out on the streets of Chittagong in his private car in the middle of the night. There, the world’s best all-rounder celebrated the victory with the Argentine fans and his own fans. Pictures and videos of the celebration have gone viral on social media. Shakib still celebrated by wearing Argentina’s jersey.

Meanwhile, the fact that Shakib is a crazy fan of Messi is old news. In several interviews before this, Shakib himself said that Messi is his favourite player in football. Shakib even said he would take the Argentinian star as his companion if he got the chance to go to the moon. Shakib loves Messi and is also a supporter of Argentina, Barcelona and Hull’s Paris Saint Germain (PSG).

Shakib has to fight for the country again at the end of football. The fight to save the series in the Dhaka Test against India. There is no member as crucial as Tamim Iqbal. That’s why the captain’s forehead is worried. Despite performing with bat and ball, the responsibility of keeping the team ahead is on Shakib’s shoulders. It remains to be seen how much you can do that.