Shakib Al Hasan Retirement Reversal, Farewell Series in All Formats

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Shakib Al Hasan Retirement Reversal, Farewell Series in All Formats: Shakib Al Hasan Reverses Retirement: Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has announced that he is reversing his retirement from Test and T20I cricket. Speaking on Moeen Ali's podcast "Beard Before Wicket," he clarified that he has not yet officially retired from all three formats (Test, ODI, and T20I).

He stated, "I haven't retired from all formats yet. My plan is to return to Bangladesh, play a full domestic series (T20I, ODI, and Test), and then retire from all three formats simultaneously." He expressed his final wish to simply play one complete series and bid farewell to his fans.

Shakib Al Hasan takes a U-turn on retirement

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Shakib Al Hasan has been out of international cricket for almost a year, and he announced his retirement from Tests and T20Is last year. However, on Moeen Ali's podcast, he made a surprising revelation. He said, "I haven't officially retired from all three formats yet. This is the first time I'm revealing this. My plan is to go back to Bangladesh, play a full ODI, Test, and T20 series, and then retire."

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Why did Shakib Al Hasan reverse his retirement decision?

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Shakib (Shakib Al Hasan Reverse Retirement) further added, "I mean, I can retire from all three formats. It doesn't matter whether it starts with T20Is, ODIs, Tests, or Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. I just want to play one full series and then retire, that's all I want."

It's worth noting that Shakib Al Hasan has not returned to Bangladesh since May 2024. He has been outside the country since the Awami League government was removed on August 5. Shakib, a former Awami League MP, was named in an FIR in a murder case, even though he was not in the country at the time. Following this, he played Test matches in Pakistan and India. The second Test against India in Kanpur was his last international match.

When asked if he would return to Bangladesh, Shakib said, "I hope so. That's why I'm playing T20 leagues. I think it will happen." Shakib also said that he wants a respectable farewell by playing a home series in his country so that he can thank his fans.

Shakib Al Hasan's International Career

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#	Test	ODI	T20
Matches	71	247	129
Batting Innings	130	234	126
Runs Scored	4609	7570	2551
Highest Score	217	134	84
Batting Average	37.78	37.11	23.19
100s / 50s	5 / 31	9 / 56	0 / 13
Bowling Innings	121	241	126
Wickets	246	317	149
Bowling Average	31.72	29.53	20.91
Economy Rate (Eco)	2.99	4.47	6.81
Best Bowling in an Innings (BBI)	7/36	5/29	5/20
5 Wickets in an Innings (5w)	19	4	2

The 38-year-old Shakib Al Hasan has delivered outstanding all-round performances for the Bangladesh team. He has played 71 Tests so far, scoring 4609 runs at an average of 37.78 and taking 246 wickets. Shakib's ODI record is also very impressive, where he has scored 7570 runs and taken 317 wickets in 247 matches. In T20 Internationals, Shakib has played 129 matches, scoring 2551 runs and taking 149 wickets. Shakib also has extensive experience in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has played 71 matches in the IPL, scoring 793 runs and taking 63 wickets.

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