The 33-year old was banned by the International Cricket Council last October for two years, with one year of that suspended, for failing to report multiple corrupt approaches. The former Bangladesh captain returned to the country early Wednesday morning after a five-month stay in the United States, and underwent Covid-19 screening, which came out negative Friday. Shakib will do fitness and skill training at BKSP for more than a month under the guidance of local coaches Nazmul Abedeen Fahim and Mohammad Salahuddin, long time mentors of Shakib. The Tigers are scheduled to leave here for Sri Lanka later this month for a three-match Test series, part of the World Test Championship. Plans are being made to whisk Shakib off to the island nation a couple of weeks before his ban expires in order to facilitate his return to competitive action.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 05, 2020 14:03 UTC