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Die-hard Shakib fan arrested for intrusion

Updated on: 24 December,2022 08:30 AM IST  |  Mirpur
Bipin Dani |

The incident took place in the 68th over of India’s innings when Mehidy Hasan Miraz was bowling to Pant

Die-hard Shakib fan arrested for intrusion

Shakib Hasan

A cricket fan from Madaripur took everyone by surprise on the second day of the second Test between Bangladesh and India on Friday as he breached security of the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium and entered the ground. “He has been arrested and will be produced before the Dhaka Court on Saturday”, Md Mostazirur Rahman, the officer in charge at Mirpur Model Police Station said.


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The incident took place in the 68th over of India’s innings when Mehidy Hasan Miraz was bowling to Pant. Play was stopped as the Shakib fan sitting in the north gallery climbed over the barbed wire fence and entered the ground. “He rushed to Shakib, knelt down and touched the captain’s feet and greeted him,” added Rahman.


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