BCB All Set to Include Shakib in Central Contract

Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Friday that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will be included in the national contract from the upcoming home series against West Indies.

BCB excluded Shakib from the national contract since being banned by the ICC for failing to report corrupt approaches in October 2019.

BCB last year introduced a separate contract for the red and white ball and according to board insiders Shakib is expected to have a contract for all three formats.

''We will include him in the national contract the moment he starts playing for the national team and if everything goes according to plan; he will be featuring for us in the upcoming home series against West Indies,'' BCB cricket operation chairman Akram Khan told reporters on Friday that suggests BCB will not follow the normal norm regarding awarding the national contract for Shakib.

Usually, BCB provides a national contract after assessing the performance of cricketers in international and domestic cricket but according to the BCB cricket operation chairman, it won’t be followed for Shakib as far as the national contract is concerned.