The troubled ex-captain, going through homicide prices in Bangladesh, needs to hold up his boots after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan.
Bangladesh’s former captain Shakib Al Hasan, going through prosecution at dwelling, has introduced plans to retire from worldwide cricket in March 2025 after representing his nation for 18 years.
Shakib is going through homicide prices in Bangladesh, together with dozens of different members of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina’s get together who’re accused of culpability in a lethal police crackdown on protesters in July and August.
He has not returned dwelling because the toppling of Hasina’s authorities in August however on Thursday he confirmed that he intends to play one final Take a look at sequence at dwelling.
The 37-year-old has expressed his need to symbolize Bangladesh in the course of the upcoming Take a look at sequence towards South Africa, however his return to the nation stays uncertain amid the present political local weather.
“I’ve mentioned this to BCB [Bangladesh Cricket Board] and the selectors,” Shakib informed reporters forward of Friday’s second India-Bangladesh Take a look at in Kanpur.
“They agreed with me, that they’re making an attempt to organise every little thing if doable, in order that I can return to Bangladesh play these two Take a look at matches in Mirpur and end my Take a look at profession there.”
He added: “If that doesn’t occur perhaps that is my final one [Test match].”
The South Africa tour resulting from begin on October 21 remains to be underneath a cloud, with the Proteas assessing whether or not Bangladesh is protected sufficient after final month’s revolution.
Shakib mentioned that subsequent yr’s ICC Champion’s Trophy in Pakistan can be his final worldwide outing.
“I’ve eight video games to go in ODIs and the Champions Trophy will probably be final,” he mentioned.
He confirmed that he had already referred to as time on his T20 profession following the World Cup in June.
“That is the proper time for me to maneuver on and BCB will look into some new gamers,” he added.
Shakib is arguably the South Asian nation’s best cricketer and one of many sport’s best all-rounders with greater than 700 wickets and practically 15,000 runs to his title in worldwide cricket.
He was the driving pressure behind the Bangladesh staff’s rise to turn into critical worldwide contenders, enthralling followers via each star turns and scandals.
He stays the one participant to have topped the Worldwide Cricket Council’s all-rounder rankings in all three codecs concurrently.
The veteran additionally performed a key function in his staff’s historic Take a look at sequence sweep in Pakistan earlier this month and went to England to play county cricket for Surrey earlier than heading to India.
His worldwide profession, which started in 2006, spans 70 Exams, 247 ODIs and 129 T20 worldwide matches.
