Former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has been cleared of a suspect bowling action, and now he’ll be capable of resume his left-arm spin.
Shakib will now be capable of bowl in ODIs and leagues around the globe, the place he plies his commerce after retiring from Tests and T20s.
“The news is right [clearing the bowling test] and I am cleared to bowl again,” Shakib informed Cricbuzz.
However, Shakib didn’t point out the place did he took the third reassessment of his action.
The veteran all-rounder’s final aggressive outing was towards India within the second Test at Kanpur in October 2024.
But final December, Shakib was suspended from bowling after his action was discovered unlawful in an English County sport for Surrey.
The County match passed off in September final yr, however the results of the unbiased testing on the Loughborough University was revealed in December.
Later, the 37-year-old underwent a second unbiased take a look at in Chennai in January, however couldn’t get his action cleared.
Hence, he was not picked in Bangladesh’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, which he earmarked as his closing outing in worldwide cricket.
Bangladesh’s subsequent ODI task is an away collection towards Sri Lanka, and Shakib might function in that, as he isn’t a part of both Indian Premier League or the Pakistan Super League.
The all-rounder had participated in final yr’s IPL public sale and within the PSL draft in January however couldn’t discover any takers.
Published – March 20, 2025 12:02 pm IST
