Bangladesh Cricket: Shakib-Al-Hasan rested from cricket till April 30

Bangladesh's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been rested by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after he asked for a break on Wednesday. However, the BCB cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus confirmed it to the media outlets.

The Bangla squad is set to tour South Africa for an ODI series followed by a 2-match Test series. It wasn't confirmed whether he could actually be available for the series. However, it has now been confirmed that he will be taking a break till April 30 this year.

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"He called me and said 'I am not mentally and physically fit to play' and wanted to skip the South Africa series and we have decided to give him rest till April 30th from all forms of cricket."

Jalal Yunus informed in a press conference on Wednesday

Shakib had stated on Saturday that he was not feeling well mentally or physically, and a break would serve him best. Moreover, he will be also missing the Dhaka Premier League as well which starts on March 15.

Notably, Jalal didn't confirm whether Shakib is still part of Bangladesh's Test plans considering the future. Meanwhile, the all-rounder wasn't picked by any franchise in the IPL 2022 mega auction as well.

Bangladesh ODI squad for SA series:

Tamim Iqbal (C)
Liton Das (wk)
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mahmudullah
Afif Hossain
Mehidy Hassan
Mustafizur Rahman
Taskin Ahmed
Shoriful Islam
Ebadot Hossain
Nasum Ahmed
Yasir Ali Chowdhury
Mahmudul Hasan Joy
Syed Khaled Ahmed

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Bangladesh Test squad for SA series:

Mominul Haque will be leading the Test side which sees the return of veteran opener, Tamim Iqbal. The squad is buzzing with a mixture of youth and experience now. Meanwhile, they will be hoping to cause an upset in South Africa.

Mominul Haque (C)
Tamim Iqbal
Mahmudul Hasan Joy
Najmul Hossain Shanto
Mushfiqur Rahim
Liton Das (wk)
Yasir Ali Chowdhury
Taijul Islam
Mehidy Hasan
Taskin Ahmed
Abu Jayed
Ebadot Hossain
Shoriful Islam
Shohidul Islam
Syed Khaled Ahmed
Shadman Islam
Nurul Hasan