Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been confirmed to play the remaining Check matches in 2024, with chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain affirming his availability for the rest of the yr. Bangladesh is scheduled to play eight Check matches – 4 two-match Check sequence towards Pakistan, India, South Africa, and the West Indies – in 2024, all of that are a part of the World Check Championship (WTC) cycle, as per the ICC.
“In all probability on the finish of July, we talked to Shakib and there have been discussions with me concerning his health,” Hossain stated forward of the ICC World Check Championship sequence towards Pakistan, as quoted by the ICC.
“He assured us that he would play all of the Exams and attend all follow classes earlier than every sequence,” he added.
Shakib has solely performed one Check match for Bangladesh within the present World Check Championship cycle and had earlier not confirmed his availability for matches past the upcoming Pakistan sequence.
“There may be worldwide cricket, and there’s a sequence towards Pakistan, and I’m planning till that time limit, not past that,” Shakib stated in July forward of his commitments within the Main League Cricket and World T20 League in Canada.
Shakib was named within the Check squad for the Pakistan sequence and is confirmed to play an all-round position.
“Globally, Shakib is likely one of the finest all-rounders over the previous years, and I preserve that opinion. I can not dare to think about him solely as a bowler,” Hossain stated.
“It was vital to know whether or not he can be out there for all of the follow classes earlier than the sequence, and that was a criterion for choice from our standpoint. We have been imagined to go [to Pakistan] a bit later. He’ll most likely be a part of the aspect on the 14th or fifteenth and follow with the staff.”
The WTC sequence towards Pakistan begins on August 21, with the second match beginning on August 30.
Bangladesh Check squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Kumar Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed.
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