Shakib requests to play UAE T20x; BCB yet to decide on NOC
The BCB will decide in a day or two whether allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will be allowed to play in this year's UAE T20x. Shakib had requested an NOC between December 23 and January 1 to participate in the T20 tournament in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
"He [Shakib] has applied for the NOC for the T20 tournament, but a decision is yet to be made," Jalal Yunus, BCB's media committee chairman, said. "It will be taken in a day or two."
Shakib is recovering from a long-standing finger injury, which got worse due to an infection during last month's Asia Cup. He underwent an emergency operation in Dhaka before going to Australia for a further check-up. He returned to Bangladesh last week and said that his participation in competitive cricket depended largely on how quickly the infection was completely removed, suggesting he may be back for Bangladesh's home series against West Indies.
ESPNcricinfo learned that in a meeting about Bangladesh's World Cup plans on Sunday, the BCB chief Nazmul Hassan had asked for all injured players - including Shakib and Tamim Iqbal - to be treated with added caution ahead of next year's tournament in England.
Bangladesh is currently playing Zimbabwe without Shakib, and if he is to play against West Indies at home, he has to be passed fit by mid-November.
