The Bangladesh team have had some great players in their team but the player who has been impressing us with his consistency is Shakib Al Hasan. The former Bangladesh skipper is considered one of the best all-rounders in the country and has played some amazing knocks and bowled some great spells throughout his international career. It is safe to say that Shakib has already established himself as one of the greatest cricketers in Bangladesh.
There is no doubt that Shakib has been an all-format player for Bangladesh, especially in Test matches where he has scored more than 4500 runs and 242 wickets in the longer format. However, there are already speculations that Shakib might announce his retirement from the format. Though we have enjoyed seeing some of his great performances some reasons can lead to these speculations coming true.
So here are the top 3 reasons why Shakib could retire from Test matches:
3. Underwhelming performances in red ball cricket
This has not been a great season for the Bangladeshi all-rounder and at the age of 37, he is no longer in his prime. Shakib has averaged around 24 and taken only 9 wickets in the last 12 months in Test matches which could be one of the reasons to see him say goodbye to Test cricket in the future. Shakib has not had many great performances recently as well and it might be time we don’t see him red ball cricket.
2. No longer in the captaincy discussion
The other thing that had kept Shakib in the team was the chance of him leading the side as well. However, he is no longer in discussions of getting the captaincy once again with Shanto and Mominul being the players the board is looking into right now. With bad performance and no longer a candidate to lead the side, it is safe to say that this might be the reason for Shakib to retire from the game and give the young blood a chance.
1. Political responsibilities and legal issues
We also must not forget that Shakib had contested the Bangladesh general elections and might have some political responsibilities in the future. Aside from that, the legal issues which he has been going through recently might not keep him in the right mindset as well. These might not be on-field problems, but in the end, these do affect your performances on the field and this might be one of the reasons that might see him quit red ball cricket.
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