[PICTURE] ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Shakib Al Hasan dropped as Bangladesh announce Squad

[BouncerGuy]

Bangladesh star all-rounder misses out in ICC Men's Champions Trophy squad

Having made the semi-final in the previous edition in 2017, Bangladesh will be aiming to go all the way to silverware with a stellar 15-member squad.

Nazmul Hossain Shanto was named captain as Bangladesh unveiled their squad for the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy.

A major name missing in the lineup was that of the former skipper and veteran all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan.

In the previous edition of the tournament, Bangladesh had qualified for the semi-finals - their best-ever finish in the competition's history.

Bangladesh's Champions Trophy Squad: Nazmul Hossain (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossai Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana

Group Stage Fixtures:

20 February - Bangladesh vs India, Dubai

24 February - Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Rawalpindi

27 February - Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Rawalpindi

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[mominsaigol]

Doesn't matter they won't win anyway

 

[Devadwal]

Mahmudullah is still playing cricket?? Lol

 

[Vikram1989]

Mahmudullah is still playing cricket?? Lol

He is playing t20 at the age of 40

 

[BouncerGuy]

Will be the last tournament of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur...

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Surprising decision to leave out Shakib and Litton Das.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

If Shakib isn't in the squad I guess that means his international career is over, right? What an anticlimactic way to retire.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Surprising decision to leave out Shakib and Litton Das.

Litton has done nothing in ODI cricket of late. Very poor form and , deservedly, axed.

Selection of Mustafizur over Shoriful was more surprising for me.

 

[BDfanforever]

I guess they can go with this XI.

1. Tanzid Hasan
2. Soumya Sarker
3. Shanto
4. Mehidy Hasan
5. Towid Hridoy
6. Mushfiqur Rahim
7. Mahmudullah
8. Jaker Ali
9. Taskin
10. Fizz
11. Nahid Rana

 

[BouncerGuy]

Explained: Why Bangladesh have dropped Shakib Al Hasan from their Champions Trophy squad

On Sunday (January 12), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced their 15-player squad for the tournament, with Shakib conspicuous by his absence. Indeed, it is the first time since his international debut that Bangladesh will participate in an ICC tournament without their star all-rounder.

His recent political troubles have put his status within Bangladesh cricket in doubt. After nationwide student protests led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, controversy courted Shakib as he was named as an accused in cases of extrajudicial killings during Hasina's tenure. In September, he also said that he feared for his safety in Bangladesh.

But Shakib has not had a good time on the field either.

Banned for throwing: Is Shakib valuable enough to Bangladesh as a batter alone?

He played one County Championship match for Surrey against Somerset in September, and his bowling spell in the game saw him get reported for throwing by the umpires. He was subsequently banned from bowling by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after an independent assessment of his bowling action at Loughborough University found that the elbow extension in his action was more than the permissible 15 degrees.

The ECB suspension was recognised by the ICC. Shakib was then banned from bowling in international cricket, and in domestic cricket by all national federations. On Sunday, it was reported that Shakib had failed a second test of his bowling action, this time conducted at the Sri Ramachandra Centre for Sports Science in Chennai, in December.

Without passing a test of his action, Shakib remains banned from bowling in international cricket. He is free to play as a batter, though. his exclusion from Bangladesh's Champions Trophy squad may have been on the basis that at this stage of his career, Shakib does not make their squad as a batter alone.

In addition, Shakib has not been a regular in Bangladesh's international setup for a while now. He took part in the T20 World Cup last year, as well as the Test series in India in September-October 2024. However, Bangladesh have played 13 ODIs since his last one, which was against Sri Lanka in November 2023, during the World Cup.

The beginning of the end?

At 37 years old, this could be the end of Shakib Al Hasan's international career. He has already announced his retirement from Test cricket. The T20I door remains open, but once again, he has not been involved since the end of the T20 World Cup. In September, he had stated that he would retire following the Champions Trophy, but following his non-selection it remains to be seen what his decision will be.

SOURCE: https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news...-hasan-from-their-champions-trophy-squad?s=08

 

[FearlessRoar]

I didn’t understand how they dropped star batter Liton Das.

 

[Rana]

He is playing t20 at the age of 40

He’s playing all right. Was decent recently in the West Indies.

 

[Vikram1989]

He’s playing all right. Was decent recently in the West Indies.

No my issue is with the age.any team cant have oldies after certain age say 36/37 in any format how ever they are performing .it hinders the young player progression and team stability. You can see the issue with India as rohit , kohli are done with all formats but youngsters are not encouraged .due to that India dont have much hopes on ct.

 

[Vikram1989]

I didn’t understand how they dropped star batter Liton Das.

Looks political. They are saying he did not performed in dec series and ct is in Feb.no one knows how he is performing in domestic.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Litton has done nothing in ODI cricket of late. Very poor form and , deservedly, axed.

Selection of Mustafizur over Shoriful was more surprising for me.

Yeah true. I was mostly surprised because he has always been part of their white-ball teams in recent years.

Mustafizur is their biggest bowler. He has delivered for them in big tournaments. And Shoriful has been really poor this year statistically.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Jaker Ali seems like a good find for Bangladesh. Ofcourse there is a difference between performing against West Indies and performing against good teams. But for someone starting his international career, he played a number of good knocks for Bangladesh on their last tour of the Caribbean. Particularly in the test series.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Mustafizur, Nahid Rana, Taskin.

This is not a bad pace attack. Above all, it has variety and isn't one-dimensional.

 

[sweep_shot]

Mustafizur, Nahid Rana, Taskin.

This is not a bad pace attack. Above all, it has variety and isn't one-dimensional.

Yes. I think BD pace attack is now okay. Much better than what it used to be 10-15 years ago.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

didnt shakib retire yet?

 

[sweep_shot]

didnt shakib retire yet?

Retired from Test and T20 only.

I think he wanted to retire from ODI after playing 2025 CT.

 

[Hawkeye]

Looks like their board played a prank on Shakib.

He’s gone probably because of political reasons maybe?

Not sure.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Looks like their board played a prank on Shakib.

He’s gone probably because of political reasons maybe?

Not sure.

He can't bowl anymore anyway he's failed 2 tests as it is.

Batting hasn't been much better either.