Shakib Al Hasan Retirement: A two-match Test series is being played between India and Bangladesh. After this, a series of 3 T20 matches will be played between the two countries, but before the series, a heartbreaking news has come out for Bangladeshi cricket fans. Actually, Shakib Al Hasan, former captain of Bangladesh cricket team and one of the world’s great all-rounders, has announced his retirement from T20 International. Apart from this, he has also talked about retirement from Tests. However, it is not yet decided when he will play his last Test.
Shakib made this announcement when he was addressing the media in Kanpur ahead of the second Test against India starting on September 27. Shakib Al Hasan said that the T20 World Cup 2024 was his last tournament. Let us tell you that Shakib scored 2551 runs in a total of 129 T20I matches in his career, during which his strike rate was 121. However, he could not make much impact with the ball and he took a total of 149 wickets in 126 innings. He missed his 150-wicket mark by just one wicket.
Shakib wants to play his last test match on home ground
Shakib said that Bangladesh cricket has given him a lot and I want to play my last Test match on my home ground. He also revealed that he has expressed his desire to the Bangladesh Cricket Board to let him play the last Test in Mirpur. If his demand for Mirpur is accepted then it is fine, otherwise the Test match to be played against India in Kanpur will be the last Test match of his career.
Shakib’s test cricket career
It is worth noting that Shakib Al Hasan made his Test debut against India. He was seen playing red ball cricket for the first time in 2007 and since then Shakib has played a total of 70 Test matches, in which he scored 4600 runs with the bat, including five centuries and 31 half-centuries. While bowling, he has taken a total of 242 wickets in Tests for Bangladesh. He is the only bowler from Bangladesh who has crossed the mark of taking more than 200 wickets in Tests.
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