Due to the murder case in Dhaka, there was speculation whether Shakib would return home from Pakistan. Later it was learned that he is not returning to the country for now. Will go to England to play an English county match for Surrey. Shakib is on that path now.
Shakib left Karachi along with his teammates who came via Dubai. However, he was waiting for the flight to London without taking the domestic plane from Dubai with the team. He will play for Surrey against Somerset on September 9 in Taunton.
Bangladesh team will tour India on September 15 to play two Tests and three T20I series and Shakib is sure to be part of the tour team. That’s why the curiosity – why he is going to England to play only one match? Even if Shakib did not come to the country in the current situation, he could have gone to the United States and spent a few days with his family!
He played only one match for Surrey but was supposed to play all four matches. He had such an agreement with the English County team. The BCBO also gave Shakib a no-objection letter, but as usual there was a condition—he would have to leave Surrey for the needs of the national team.
It is said that there was some uncertainty about whether to play the Test series in India or not, and Shakib had a discussion with Sar. Later, when it was decided that he would play the Test series, then Surrey was forced to drop Shakib