New Delhi: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has revealed that veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has failed an independent reassessment test conducted at the Sri Ramachandra Centre in Chennai and will continue to be suspended from bowling in domestic and international cricket.
Reports have suggested that the player took the test on December 21, 2024 after failing the initial test in England. The first Test was held at the Loughborough University in the United Kingdom.
“Consequently, the player’s existing suspension from bowling in international cricket following the initial independent assessment at the testing centre of Loughborough University in the UK, also remains in place,” the BCB statement read.
“A successful reassessment is required for the bowling suspension to be lifted. While Shakib is currently unable to bowl, he is eligible to continue playing as a batsman in all forms of domestic and international cricket,” the statement further added.
The 37-year-old was first investigated for the suspicious bowling action after a county match between Surrey and Somerset in September last year, where the latter won.
Shakib might not be considered for Champions Trophy
Shakib’s chances of making it to Bangladesh’s Champions Trophy squad remain uncertain following his bowling suspension. According to a report by Cricbuzz, the senior player has slim chances of getting selected in the ODI squad for the ICC event, as tipped by a member of the selection panel.
This would mean that Bangladesh would enter into an ICC event for the first time without the services of either Shakib Al Hasan or Tamim Iqbal since a decade-and-a-half after the latter recently confirmed retirement from international cricket.
Shakib is the only cricketer in the history of international cricket to score more than 14,000 runs (14730 runs) and also claim over 700 wickets (712 wickets). He played his last international game against India in the second Test in Kanpur in October 2024. He wanted to play his last Test in front of home crowd against South Africa, but owing to political tensions in the country back then, the wish wasn’t materialised.
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