Sports Desk: Shakib Al Hasan will play against South Africa, the Bangladesh ace all-rounder himself announced after an hour-long meeting with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan Papon at the BCB office at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday.
The all-rounder said, “I spoke to Papon bhai a couple of days ago too. As I am given a three-format contract, I will be available for selection in all three. The board will decide when I will be rested. I am available for selection in the South Africa tour.”
“Now that I have sat with the board and seen the one-year plan, I think it’s going to be easier for me. I am available for all the formats including the South Africa tour,” Shakib added.
Meanwhile, Papon said, “Shakib is mentally a bit disturbed and is having trouble in making decisions. I think we should support him in this situation. He has made himself available for all the formats. We’ll rest him if the necessity arrives as playing all formats can get tiresome.”
Earlier, BCB allowed Shakib to take a break from all formats of the game till April 30. This would’ve made Shakib unavailable in the Test and ODI series in South Africa.