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.

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan has announced his intention to retire from international cricket with a murder case related to the

Shakib Al Hasan is Bangladesh’s best cricketer ever, with 14,721 runs and 708 wickets in international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined) to his name.

In an unexpected turn of events, Shakib Al Hasan was named in an FIR in a murder case related to the civil protests in Bangladesh last August.

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 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.