Shakib Al Hasan, a cricket player from Bangladesh, will declare his retirement from the game in March 2025.
Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will announce his retirement from the game in March 2025.Along with dozens of other party members of the late premier Sheikh Hasina who are charged with murder in Bangladesh, Shakib is being held accountable for the deaths of protesters in July and August after a police crackdown.
Shakib faces charges of murder in Bangladesh along with dozens of other party members of the late premier Sheikh Hasina, for the deaths of protestors in July and August following a police crackdown.
Since Hasina’s government was overthrown in August, he has not been back home, but on Thursday, he announced that he plans to play one final Test series at
Since his government was overthrown in August, Hasina has not returned home; however, he disclosed on Thursday that he plans to play one final Test series at
Shakib Al Hasan, the former captain of Bangladesh, has declared that he will leave the game in March 2025 after serving the nation for eighteen years due to domestic legal issues.
After Hasina’s government was overthrown in August, he has not been back home, but on Thursday he declared his intention to play one final Test series at home.
He has not returned home since the toppling of Hasina’s government in August but on Thursday he confirmed that he intends to play one last Test series at home.
The 37-year-old has expressed his desire to represent Bangladesh during the upcoming Test series against South Africa, but his return to the country remains doubtful amid the current political climate.
“I have said this to BCB [Bangladesh Cricket Board] and the selectors,” Shakib told reporters ahead of Friday’s second India-Bangladesh Test in Kanpur.
“It was agreed upon by them that they are making every effort to arrange things in order for me to return to Bangladesh, play those two Test matches in Mirpur, and conclude my Test career there.”
