Shakib Al Hasan Says 2nd Check vs India In Kanpur Will Be His Final If He Would not Get Farewell Match At House

Bangladesh’s senior all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has introduced his retirement from T20Is whereas additionally expressing his need to retire from Check cricket on the finish of the house collection towards South Africa in Mirpur subsequent month. The 37-year-old all-rounder made the announcement on Thursday, forward of his crew’s second Check towards India on the Inexperienced Park Stadium in Kanpur. “That is the best time to usher in new gamers. It is the identical imaginative and prescient for T20Is as properly. I’ve spoken to the chief selector and the BCB president and all of us felt that this was the best time to maneuver on and permit new gamers to come back up the ranks,” Shakib informed reporters.

Shakib, who has been a relentless presence in each T20 World Cup because the inaugural version in 2007, bid farewell to the shortest format of the sport, after that includes in 129 T20I matches, amassing 2,551 runs at a strike fee of 121.18. Within the bowling entrance, he has 149 wickets to his identify.

The all-rounder revealed that whereas he hopes to play his ultimate Check match in entrance of a house crowd on the iconic Shere Bangla Nationwide Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, safety considerations may stop him from fulfilling that want.

“I’ve expressed my need to play my final Check in Mirpur, if that will not occur, the second Check towards India can be my final. Going again to Bangladesh isn’t a priority, however leaving Bangladesh as soon as I’m going there’s harmful,” Shakib mentioned.

In case Shakib is unable to function in Mirpur Check subsequent month, the second and ultimate recreation of the continued collection towards India, beginning in Kanpur on Friday, could possibly be his final recreation for Bangladesh within the longer format.

“It feels becoming to conclude my Check profession in entrance of my dwelling followers. Bangladesh cricket has given me a lot, and I need to give my final on this format at dwelling,” he added.

Shakib’s Check debut, curiously, got here towards India in Chattogram again in Could 2007, and he went on to play 70 Checks for Bangladesh. He has amassed 4,600 runs, together with 5 centuries and 31 half-centuries, making him the third-highest run-scorer in Bangladesh’s Check historical past.

Furthermore, he’s Bangladesh’s main wicket-taker in Check cricket, with 242 scalps. He stays the one bowler from his nation to surpass the 200-wicket mark in Checks.

Alongside together with his Check profession, Shakib additionally confirmed his plans to retire from ODI cricket after the 2025 Champions Trophy, set to be held early that yr. With a profession spanning over 17 years, Shakib has been an integral a part of Bangladesh’s rise on the worldwide stage.

The Champions Trophy will mark his final look in a significant world match for the Tigers, after which he’ll retire from all codecs of worldwide cricket.

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