India, April 29 -- Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan expressed hope for improved relations between the India and Bangladesh cricket boards. These relations soured after Bangladesh decided against traveling to India for the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup tournament as a protest against their seamer Mustafizur Rahman being dropped from the Kolkata Knight Riders squad.

Shakib, a veteran of nearly 450 internationals in all formats, has played when there was a healthy relation between the two cricket boards. The all-rounder is optimistic that things will be resolved under the new regime in Bangladesh. "I think things will get better," Shakib told the media on the sidelines of the EUT20 Belgium's jersey launch event on Wednesday in Mumbai.

"O...