Retiring Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has withdrawn from the squad for next week's first Test against South Africa amid uncertainty over whether he can return to his homeland because of "a security issue". "We have been informed that Shakib is unavailable for the first Test," the BCB said. Bangladesh will face South Africa in two Tests, the first of which starts on 21 October in Dhaka. Shakib was playing in a domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Canada when the regime collapsed and has not returned to Bangladesh since. The first Test against South Africa in Mirpur, near the capital Dhaka, will be the first international cricket fixture in Bangladesh since crowds stormed Sheikh Hasina's palace.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2024 13:11 UTC