Before the Kanpur Test match to be played between Team India and Bangladesh, Bangladesh's legendary all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan had made a big announcement in the press conference. He has decided to quit T20 International cricket with immediate effect and expressed his desire to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to retire from Test cricket at the end of the home series against South Africa in Mirpur next month. Now a big statement of Bangladesh Cricket Board President Farooq Ahmed has come out on this.

Will Kanpur Test be Shakib's last match?

Shakib Al Hasan will be able to play the series against South Africa only when he gets security in Bangladesh. Otherwise the Kanpur Test match will be the last match of his Test career. In such a situation, after the four-hour long board meeting at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on September 26, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Farooq Ahmed made a big statement on this issue in the press conference.

Bangladesh Cricket Board President Farooq Ahmed said, 'Shakib's security is not in our hands. Security should be provided by the government and it will have to take its own decisions. We cannot say anything about his safety. We do not have the capacity to provide security to any person. I am neither any agency, nor police or Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The security issue should be cleared by the government because we cannot say anything to the board.

Advised to play last match in India

Farooq Ahmed further said, 'Shakib is going through a difficult time personally, so we cannot say anything more from our side. Like him, I also feel that if he is able to play his last Test from here then nothing can be better than this, but there is a need to assure the higher authorities about his safety. He is going through a difficult time. He felt it was the right time for him to play his last Test and we respected his decision.

After this statement of Farooq Ahmed, it is believed that it is difficult for Shakib to play in Bangladesh. In such a situation, Kanpur Test could be his last match in this format. However, there is a threat of rain looming over this match also. In such a situation, it is difficult to say whether he will get full opportunity on the field for all five days or not.