Shakib Al Hasan not allowed to play Afghanistan ODIs? Reports make a massive revelation

Shakib Al Hasan's participation in the upcoming ODI series against the Afghanistan National Cricket Team is in jeopardy. As per the reports in Cricbuzz, it is learned that the all-rounder, as well as the Bangladesh Cricket Board, are unsure about him getting picked.

Shakib Al Hasan has been in the news for the last few months. Ever since the anti-government protests started in Bangladesh, he has become the hot soup of the situation and was even accused in the murder case of a worker during the protests.

Shakib Al Hasan wasn't allowed to play in South African Tests

Shakib Al Hasan, despite that, was allowed to play for the country as the Bangladesh Cricket Board allowed him to play for the national team until he was proven guilty. He featured in the Test series against the India National Cricket Team, and during that, he announced his retirement from Tests and T20Is.

Shakib Al Hasan expressed his desire to end his Test career at home in the ongoing Test series against the South Africa National Cricket Team. But there were a lot of questions about his availability due to security reasons, and the board mentioned the all-rounder wouldn't face any trouble if he were to return to Bangladesh to play.

But the BCB later changed their stance and mentioned that they didn't want any untoward incident to take place during the Test series. As a result of this Shakib Al Hasan didn't return to Bangladesh to feature against the Proteas due to security reasons even though he was named in the team.

How I can tell - Shakib if he will be playing against Afghanistan or not

Shakib Al Hasan, who announced retirement from Tests and T20Is, also mentioned that he will be playing ODIs for the team and will end his career after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He was expected to play in the series against Afghanistan and then West Indies to get in the groove ahead of the tournament.

But the all-rounder isn't sure if he will be playing for the Team in the Afghanistan ODIs. While speaking to Cricbuzz, he mentioned: "How I can tell (whether I will be playing the ODIs against Afghanistan or not) BCB should tell about it."

Shakib is keen to play for the team in Afghanistan ODIs but some selectors are against that

The reports claimed that Shakib is keen to play for the team but some selectors are against that. They think that it wouldn't be wise to pick him in the team, given he keeps joining the team from overseas, raising a lot of doubts over his selection for the Afghanistan ODIs.

Some members of the Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed that they are not sure whether they can pick Shakib or not. They are yet to receive any kind of information in this regard from the BCB high-ups, who are expected to make the last call.