Shakib Al Hasan signaled the end of his career a long time ago. Before going to play the ODI World Cup in India in November last year, he said that he wants to end his career very soon. This announcement came before the Kanpur Test. He said from Kanpur that he has already played the last match of his T20 career. And will retire from Test in October.

Before the second Test against India in Kanpur, this star all-rounder of Bangladesh said that he has already played his last match in T20. He will bid farewell to Test cricket from home. Shakib Al Hasan will be seen in white for the last time for Bangladesh in the South Africa series in October.

Talking about his retirement, Shakib said in a press conference, “I think I have played my last match in T20, if I play in the Mirpur Test (against South Africa), that will be my last Test.”

Which means the match against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup Super Eight was Shakib Al Hasan’s last match in the shortest version of cricket. One of the best cricket stars of the country left at Arns Valley Stadium in the Caribbean region. Although Shakib will strongly want to forget the performance of the last match. He was wicketless with 19 runs on the first ball of the bat.

Shakib made his T20 debut in 2006 against Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Abu Nasser Stadium in Khulna. Shakib witnessed the victory of Bangladesh with 26 runs with the bat and 1 wicket with the ball. He was in the first T20 match in the history of the country. Then represented in nine consecutive World Cups.