WATCH: Former international cricket captain loses cool, SLAPS fan while trying to vote 

There were over a dozen people around him, pulling and tugging the cricketer. Unable to get off the mob, he lost his cool and slapped one person.

WATCH: Former international cricket captain loses cool, SLAPS fan while trying to vote 

Virat Kohli, Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan (Images via ESPNcricinfo, X)

Shakib Al Hasan stood for the elections for the ruling Awami Party after the 2023 ODI World Cup. The former Bangladesh captain contested for the Magura-1 seat in the Bangladesh Parliament. He did end up winning the election, but a video of Shakib went viral for the wrong reasons.

While going to vote, he was surrounded by fans asking for selfies. There were over a dozen people around him, pulling and tugging the cricketer. Unable to get off the mob, he lost his cool and slapped one person. The entire mob were shocked and dispersed, with the cricketer moving away. 

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Shakib his seat, as the opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party, boycotted the election. He had 1,85,388 votes in his name as well. He has not yet retired, but is one of the only active players to hold a role in the government. 

Shakib Al Hasan looks uninterested as he campaigns 

Another video of Shakib Al Hasan went viral for the wrong reason. While campaigning in Magura, the cricketer was put on a stage during an event. As fans gathered around him to get selfies with him, Shakib looked uninterested and yawned. The cricketer did take photos with them, but someone almost dropped their phone on his face. 

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Shakib Al Hasan yawns while campaigning (Image via ESPN)
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Shakib isn’t the first active cricketer to venture into politics. Former Indian player, Vinod Kambli, contested in the Vidhan Sabha elections in 2009, two years before retiring. Bengal captain, Manoj Tiwary, is the Minister of Sports and Youth Development in West Bengal. He is currently playing in Bengal’s Ranji match with Andhra Pradesh. It is a trend for many former cricketers to venture into politics, with former Pakistan captain Imran Khan even being elected as the Prime Minister. 

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