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Bangladesh lost the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Shakib last played in the format in 2023 but featured for his country in white-ball formats including the ODI World Cup. He will play under Najmul Hossain Shanto's captaincy in second Test.

Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan will not tour Sri Lanka in the next month for three T20Is, as many ODIs and two Test matches. But they will miss the all-rounder who is currently featuring in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Shakib Al Hasan is the most prolific allrounder for Bangladesh across the three formats. The 36-year-old has been serving Bangladesh cricket for the last 17 years.

Mahmudullah last played a T20I game for the Bangla Tigers against Sri Lanka in the Men's T20 Asia Cup in September 2022. He was not picked for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022.

Shakib Al Hasan has been in trouble when it comes to his eye since the World Cup. He is receiving treatment for the same as well and travelled overseas during the Bangladesh Premier League. He is currently playing for Rangpur Riders but has only bowled in the last two games.

Shakib Al Hasan is one of the most experienced T20 players going around in world cricket at the moment. He has aggregated 6956 runs and claimed 467 scalps in 416 games.

BPL 2024: Shakib Al Hasan was reportedly having an eye issue during the ODI World Cup 2023. Shakib, who is playing for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League, is set to miss the Dhaka leg of the tournament.

The T20 World Cup is set to take place this year in the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to June 30. Bangladesh are in Group D alongside South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Nepal with only two teams from each group progressing to the Super 8 round.

Shakib Al Hasan has been elected as an MP from Magura-1 district in the Parliamentary polls conducted in Bangladesh. Shakib was on break for the election campaigning. Meanwhile, a video of the star all-rounder slapping a fan has gone viral on social media.

Shakib Al Hasan took a temporary break from cricket ahead of the Parliamentary elections to campaign for the Awami League. Shakib contested from Magura-1 and won by a margin of 1,50,000 votes over his closest rival - Kazi Rezaul Hossain.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan hasn't played a competitive game since the World Cup and is busy with election at the same time as well. He is currently injured and recently expressed his desire to remain available for Bangladesh across all formats.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has decided not to play the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) in a bid to give his time to the national team. Bangladesh performance in the ODI World Cup under Shakib's captaincy has been criticised a lot.

Shakib Al Hasan captained Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup 2023, where he helped his team to an eight-placed finish. The Bangla Tigers defeated only two teams in the tournament but managed to confirm a place in the Champions Trophy by finishing inside the top 8.

With eight fifty-plus scores in ten World Cup 2023 innings, Virat Kohli became the first-ever cricketer to register eight 50-plus knocks in single edition of the tournament. Sachin Tendulkar and Shakib Al Hasan previously held the record for most fifty-plus scores in ODI World Cup edition.

Virat Kohli scored 51 off 56 against Netherlands during the last group-stage game of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Bengaluru and equalled Sachin Tendulkar and Shakib Al Hasan's record to score the most fifty-plus knocks in a single edition of the tournament.

"When the helmet broke, it appears that Mathews did not consult with the umpires, which a player would be expected to do when seeking new equipment. Rather, he just signalled to the dressing room for a replacement," the MCC said in a statement.

Shakib Al Hasan proved to be the difference in the World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. He smashed 82 off 65 balls with the help of 12 fours and two maximums and also picked up 2/57 while bowling.

World Cup 2023: Shakib Al Hasan suffered a blow to his left hand while batting in Bangladesh's chase against Sri Lanka in World Cup 2023. He scored a crucial 82 runs in the three-wicket win.

Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday (November 6). But the match made the headlines for other reasons with Angelo Mathews being adjudged timed out. A lot of post-match comments are coming out and Mathews is quite busy on social media as well.

Angelo Mathews became the first batter in International Cricket to be 'timed out' during Sri Lanka's clash against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The dismissal became the epicentre of the match as the laws of cricket vs the spirit of cricket debate found life again.