Shakib is thinking of taking a break from Tests, he also wants to play ODIs selectively.
Not everyone wants to play Test cricket Shakib Al Hasan has repeatedly asked for leave from various series We can't do it in the future but Shakib has never admitted in his mouth that he doesn't want to play red ball cricket. After the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the New Zealand series in the middle of the series against Pakistan. Shortly after Shakib's name was officially released to the Cricket Board, the leave was granted. Only from this series did Shakib take a long break from the first Test in 2017. Was south of him
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That was his first message from the tour of Africa. He wanted to play the game in white. Shakib took a vacation in the United States for family reasons when the team was on the verge of playing a two-Test series in the IPL and New Zealand tour of New Zealand. The quarantine ban due to Corona is now more time consuming and complicated than any previous series. Shakib Khan has said that he does not want to play Tests. That's why Ray Shakib and Test cricket have been repeatedly discussed and criticized
In a recent interview, he did not say anything specific about the age and do not consider the situation, he openly admitted that playing in three formats is very difficult for him, so Shakib will say in the negotiating table with the BCB then decide which format to rest in January next year. He also said that he will plan for the whole year. He said in the interview that I know what is important to me and I also know what should be given priority. Now is the time. Whether I need to participate in the points system or not, I have no choice but to say that I will retire. I may not play after the 2022 World Cup. Playing two Tests in 40 to 42 days is not something that is really fruitful.
It is important to plan with the BCB and it is wise to move forward with the plan. Maybe if we plan by January, we will know what to do for the whole year. It seems to me that if life in prison gives you life, just as there is a life of biosecurity, you can at least talk to someone where the players go out a lot, go out to the shopping mall, go to the cinema, go to the street, but not when you're mentally. Hello, you can't get out. The problem is there. You see, the New Zealand team will not send their U-19 team to the World Cup. Quarantine is not the ultimate solution.