Ace all-rounder Shakib al Hasan is set to play the away Test series against South Africa, confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon after finishing Afghanistan ODI series in Chattogram Monday. Tigers will play two-match Test series, scheduled in March-April.
Earlier today, BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus said Shakib Al Hasan will meet with BCB boss "within the next couple of days" to discuss his Test plans. Shakib had already written to the BCB stating that he would not be available for Test cricket for the next six months, but things are unclear now after he went unsold at the IPL auction two weeks ago, according to Yunus.
BCB boss sees no reason for Shakib to skip Test series now.
"As he is not playing in the IPL [this season] anymore, then I do not see any reason as to why he would not play Tests in South Africa. Shakib was available for the ODI series [against South Africa] anyway. And, now, as he will not be playing in IPL, he will definitely play the Test series as well," said Papon regarding the Shakib issue.
