Bangladesh cricket is confronted with a stunning turn of events as Shakib Al Hasan has been made ineligible to represent the national team once again. Bangladesh's sports advisor Asif Mahmud made the declaration after Shakib shared a social media message wishing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her birthday. Sports Advisor Confirms Lifetime Ban The scandal started as Shakib shared a plain message on the internet. As a response, Asif Mahmud stated, without naming Shakib directly: "All of you have abused me a lot for not rehabilitating one person. But I was right. End of the discussion." Then Shakib made his intention clear, posting: "So someone has finally accepted that it's because of him that I can never put on the Bangladesh jersey again, because of whom I can't play for Bangladesh again. Maybe I will return to my motherland one day. Love you, Bangladesh." Asif Mahmud subsequently informed Channel 24 that he would ask the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) not to pick Shakib once again. He named Shakib's supposed infatuation with Awami League politics as the reason: "We cannot let him carry the Bangladesh flag. It won't be possible for me to allow him to wear the Bangladesh jersey. Maybe I haven't told the BCB before, but now my clear direction for the BCB would be that Shakib Al Hasan can never again play for Bangladesh." Also Read | Shakib Al Hasan Hit with Travel Ban Amid Probe Shakib Defends His Actions Shakib dismissed political intentions behind his social media posting. He said his relationship with Sheikh Hasina was pre-politics and one of mutual respect for cricket. Shakib said: "She [Hasina] has always followed cricket seriously - isn't that right. She was deeply involved in cricket. We had a relationship through that, even before politics. I wished her from that point of view. There was no other motive, or trying to instigate anyone." The cricketer was an Awami League MP from January until August last year when the government was toppled. Hasina had fled to India on August 5, and Shakib, who was abroad at the time, has not been back since. Even after playing in franchise leagues around the globe, he has not been picked for the national team in the last 12 months. Shakib's ban is a turning point in Bangladesh cricket, ending the international career of one of its best all-rounders.