'Tumhare jaise log pehle sapne dikhate hain' - Fans react as Shakib Al Hasan opts out of Indian T20 League 2023

After a loss against Punjab in their campaign opener, Kolkata have faced another blow as the veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has opted out of the ongoing Indian T20 League 2023. The media reports have learned that the star Bangladesh international has decided to stay out of the tournament due to personal commitments and availability issues.

Subsequently, the fans also reacted to the same with some interesting reactions on the micro-blogging site Twitter. They came up with some trolling Shakib and Kolkata franchise as well. Meanwhile, the concerns for Kolkata have also begun to replace Shakib with another all-rounder or a like-to-like replacement for him.

Here’s how fans reacted:

BCCI to Shakib. pic.twitter.com/xqTqxJqNGn

— Farhan Khan (@BabarAzam0056) April 3, 2023

sab koi kkr ki maar kar jaa raha hai 😭😭😭😭

— Shin (@beers0da) April 3, 2023

Kuch toh achi khabar mili pic.twitter.com/ghWMR25Msh

— ROCKET (@AfrozHu81967847) April 3, 2023

His close friend is getting married and he has to perform nagin dance in that

— ً (@SarcasticCowboy) April 3, 2023

Thank God ,now please kkr sign a decent player

— Raazi (@Rg86037221) April 3, 2023

Pick johnsan charles you guys need

— FitCricPol (@cri_fit) April 3, 2023

Kangladeshi must be banned to play IPL just like Bhikaristan.

— Factos (@I_say_factos) April 3, 2023

Good chance for KKR to replace him with Head before GT do.

— Aditya⛩️ (@SangfroidPsyche) April 3, 2023

No one cares about srg@y's team 🤣

— . (@alvarez_szn19) April 3, 2023

Great news! KKR should replace him with Dasun Shanaka. SRK make it happen please.

KKR fans to Shakib Al Hasan be like :) pic.twitter.com/dt2NBx9Iof

— Shakti Man 💥 (@IamShaktiMann) April 3, 2023

Earlier, Kolkata was in trouble when their regular skipper Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the entire season due to a lower-back injury that he sustained during the four-match Test series against Australia.

Now, Kolkata will lock horns with Bangalore in their second match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday, the 6^th of April.

Here’s a look at the Kolkata squad for the Indian T20 League 2923:

Shreyas Iyer (ruled out), Nitish Rana (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, Narayan Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Weise, Kulwant Khejrolia, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (ruled out).

Here's a look at the Kolkata schedule for the Indian T20 League 2023:

1. Punjab vs Kolkata, 1^st of April, Mohali, lost by 7 runs (DLS Method)
2. Kolkata vs Bangalore, 6^th of April, Kolkata.
3. Gujarat vs Kolkata, 9^th of April, Ahmedabad.
4. Kolkata vs Hyderabad, 14^th of April, Kolkata.
5. Mumbai vs Kolkata, 16^th of April, Mumbai.
6. Delhi vs Kolkata, 20^th of April, Delhi.
7. Kolkata vs Chennai, 23^rd of April, Kolkata.
8. Bangalore vs Kolkata, 26^th of April, Bengaluru.
9. Kolkata vs Gujarat, 29^th of April, Kolkata.
10. Hyderabad vs Kolkata, 4^th of May, Hyderabad.
11. Kolkata vs Punjab, 8^th of May, Kolkata.
12. Kolkata vs Rajasthan, 11^th of May, Kolkata.
13. Chennai vs Kolkata, 14^th of May, Chennai.
14. Kolkata vs Lucknow, 20^th of May, Kolkata.