Overview
- On a podcast, Shakib declared he is not retired from any format and aims to play one full home series of ODI, Test and T20 before calling time on his career.
- He acknowledged fatigue led him to deliberately use an illegal action during a heavy Surrey workload at Taunton in 2024, which resulted in umpires’ reporting and an ECB suspension.
- After failing initial bowling assessments in Loughborough and Chennai, he reworked his action with Surrey coaches and later passed a Loughborough test in 2025 to be cleared to bowl.
- During his bowling ban, the Bangladesh Cricket Board left him out of the Champions Trophy but maintained he was available as a specialist batter.
- He has not returned to Bangladesh since May 2024, continues in franchise T20 leagues, and any comeback for a home farewell would require approval from authorities who have previously ruled him out.