Shakib, who has played for Bangladesh for 19 years, told the selectors and the national cricket board (BCB) this week of his pending test retirement, and his immediate retirement from Twenty20s. He wants to continue in one-day internationals until the Champions Trophy in February in Pakistan.

Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is the leading all-rounder of his era, whose laundry list of achievements is rivalled only by his disciplinary infractions and his brief political career under his country's loathed ex-leader.

Shakib’s announcement comes a day before his team’s second Test against India at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.

The second test against India this week could be Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's last in this format if he is denied a home farewell next month, the under-pressure player said in an abrupt announcement on Thursday.

Apart from making 4600 runs, Shakib has picked up 242 wickets at an average of 31.85 and a strike rate of 64.4. He has taken nineteen five-wicket hauls, coming out as the most important player of Bangladesh.

The second test against India this week could be Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's last in this format if he is denied a home farewell next month, the under-pressure player said in an abrupt announcement on Thursday.

Bangladesh's most accomplished cricketer Shakib Al Hasan announced he is retiring from Test cricket, bringing an end to one of the most successful, albeit controversial, careers in the country's short cricket history.

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,

Former Bangladesh player and current selector Abdur Razzak said that the selection committee will give Shakib Al Hasan enough time to decide when he wants to retire from international cricket. Shakib aged 37 goes down as one of the greatest all-rounders to come out of Bangladesh.