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Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who said that he wants to play his farewell Test match in Bangladesh in the upcoming series against South Africa if the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) provide him with a personal security cover due to the ongoing case against him.
BCB president Faruque Ahmed denied giving him personal security so his security He said that Shakib has to ask the highest level of government for security.
"Shakib's security is not in the board's hand. The board can't provide an individual with personal security. He has to take a decision on that. His security has to come from the highest level of the government," Bangladeshi news outlets quoted Faruque as saying.
If Bangladesh denies giving security to the all-rounder then this will be his last outing for the nation in Test cricket. Shakib is currently featuring for Bangladesh in the second Test match against Kanpur where Bangladesh were asked to bat.
"BCB is not a security agency like the police or RAB (Rapid Action Battalion). We haven't spoken to anyone (in the government) about him. Since his case is a sub-judice matter, so we can't really do much about it."
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Shakib was named as an accused in a murder case back home during the political unrest in July-August, when hundreds of people were killed and also led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He was a member of Parliament from her party, the Awami League.
Shakib on Thursday said that the second Test against India in Kanpur will be his last in the traditional format if next month's home farewell match in Mirpur doesn't materialise. His final international game for Bangladesh will be in the Champions Trophy which is likely to be held in UAE and Pakistan.
India vs Bangladesh Playing XIs
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed.
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