On the day of bidding farewell to T20, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his desire to play the last test of his career on the soil of the country. But BCB could not fulfill that wish of Shakib. Bringing up the security issue, Shakib was told not to come to the country. Shakib had to return from midway. Shakib's test career ended with that.
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The rest was the ODI chapter. Shakib has said many times that he wants to play his last match for the country in the Champions Trophy. Now that wish is in danger of not being fulfilled. Bangladesh has only one ODI series left before the Champions Trophy. There are strong rumors that Shakib will not be in the squad for the West Indies series.
And if this is true, Shakib is unlikely to play in the Champions Trophy. That is, even if Shakib does not want to, then he will already be pulled full stop in the country's jersey. And that full stop will be pulled by BCB itself. It looks like that.
According to BCB sources, the team to be announced for the ODIs for the ongoing West Indies tour. It has already been finalized. And that party has been submitted to the board. But Shakib's name is not in that team. The board has given instructions not to keep Shakib in the team. Otherwise there is no reason for Shakib not to get a place in the team.
Why not keep Shakib? When various questions about this; Then it was known that Shakib gave some conditions to BCB about playing in the West Indies series. BCB has not responded, so Shakib is also unlikely to play in the ODI series starting December 8.
This star cricketer is currently playing in the Abu Dhabi T-Ten League for Bengal Tigers. After that, maybe he will be seen in some more franchise leagues. However, the question remains whether Shakib will be seen in the BPL. And if that happens, the last wish of Shakib's fans sitting on the country's soil and watching his game may not be fulfilled.