Bangladesh ex-skipper Shakib announces international retirement
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Kanpur, India: Bangladesh ex captain Shakib Al Hasan, facing prosecution at home for his relationship with the country s former leader, said Thursday...
Kanpur, India: Bangladesh ex-captain Shakib Al Hasan, facing prosecution at home for his relationship with the country's former leader, said Thursday he would retire from international cricket by March next year.
Shakib is facing murder charges at home, along with dozens of other members of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina's party accused of culpability in a deadly police crackdown on protesters.
The 37-year-old has not returned to Bangladesh since the toppling of Hasina's government in last month's student-led revolution.
Shakib said that next year's Champion's Trophy in Pakistan would be his last international outing.
But he added that he wanted to return home for a slated two Test series against South Africa, and had asked the Bangladesh Cricket Board if he could return.
