Shakib Al Hasan Set To Play His Last Test vs South Africa

Shakib Ready For His Final Dance In Whites

Veteran All-rounder Shakib AL Hasan is all set for a test farewell on his home soil, the all-rounder was named in the squad for the first test against South Africa.

The squad is pretty much the same that took on India in the 2-match test series last month, with pacer Khaled Ahmed being the only one to be left out.

Shakib had announced during the India series that he has already retired from T20I cricket and expressed his desire to retire from Test Cricket on his home soil and in front of the local fans. However, there were logistical challenges as Shakib was associated with the now-fallen political party Awami League, Shakib was also named accused in a murder case.

Squad for 1st Test

Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Shadman lslam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (WK), Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana

The situation was resolved when Shakib apologized for his silence during the violent protests that ravaged the Asian Country. The veteran all-rounder has appealed to the local fans to support him during his final test.

The first of the tour is set to begin on October 21 at Dhaka, this test will also mark the first test for newly appointed interim coach Phil Simmons, who takes over from the now-suspended and soon-to-be-terminated Chandika Hathurusingha.

Shakib Al Hasan played 71 test matches in which he scored 4609 runs at an average of 37 and a strike rate of 61 with 217 being his career-best score in the format. In his test career Shakib Al Hasan has picked up 246 wickets, Shakib now has the opportunity to close his test chapter with 250 test wickets if he picks 4 more wickets along with four thousand runs to his name.