Follow UsIn one never-ending drama in Bangladesh cricket, Shakib Al Hasan has decided to return to the fold for the South Africa tour after a closed-door meeting with BCB president Nazmul Hassan. A couple of days ago, Shakib had decided to pull out citing "stress and fatigue" which irked Nazmul Hassan, who questioned his commitment to the national team. After a closed-door meeting, Shakib has now decided to go back and will be available for all three formats till the end of the year.
"Shakib is available for all the formats for the South Africa tour. He will travel to South Africa tomorrow," Hasan said here.
"We have to remember that the senior players go through tremendous pressure. We have to play 14 ODIs, 15 T20Is this year, and we have to play eight Tests as well. It's tough for our senior players to play all these matches. We have to understand it," he added.
"The Bangladesh team has already left for the series and Shakib will depart on Sunday, he added.
Following his poor show against Afghanistan -- 74 runs and seven wickets from three ODIs and two T20Is -- the 34-year-old had said he felt like a "passenger" and informed the Board he was mentally fatigued and physically stressed to be considered for the South Africa tour.