The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed has recently hinted at the inclusion of Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan in Bangladesh’s squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
The BCB’s selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain also talked about how he had no idea about the futures of Tamim and Shakib.
It is worth noting that Shakib Al Hasan had some political issues that barred him from entering the country. Meanwhile, he was banned from bowling across due to different bowling actions.
“If any player does not retire then he is available for selection (for the Champions Trophy). Shakib issue is a different issue and there is nothing new,” BCB president Faruque Ahmed said.
In the last West Indies tour he was not in a mental state to play and now Shakib will say whether he will play BPL or what is his state and I cannot say anything because I don’t have any update regarding him,” added Faruque.
“As far as Tamim is concerned look what the chief selector said. There is no policy and if a player is yet to retire and the selectors think he is required for the team in that case the selection committee will have to talk with that particular player,” he added.
The president also talked about how they will be making a decision on the leadership of Najmul Hossain Shanto after he completes his tenure in December.
“We have just completed a series and there is nothing ahead of Champions Trophy as the boys will play BPL so we have time in our hand. We have not discussed anything in this regard. We will discuss when the time comes,” Faruque said.
After Pakistan accepted hybrid model for the upcoming Champions trophy 2025, Indian matches will be played at neutral venue.
With the ICC event is set to be played between February 19 and March 09, the schedules for the tournament is expected to be released soon.
