The rumors were that the 18-member squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the upcoming tour of New Zealand at 6:00 pm on Saturday, with the country's best all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in the team, but an hour later, Shakib wanted a leave from New Zealand.
An hour after the announcement of the team, the world's best all-rounder has applied for a holiday from the New Zealand series, which has been officially confirmed to the media, BCB director Jalal Yunus has confirmed to the media.
But earlier, BCB president Nazmul Hossain Papon said on Saturday afternoon that Shakib has not yet informed the board in writing.
In a letter sent to BCB chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury, Shakib said that he did not want to visit New Zealand for an emergency family due to emergency family.
The Bangladesh team will play two Tests against New Zealand in a total of 40 days including 7 days of the 7-day Quarantine, which will be the first Test venue Mount Manganui and the second Test at Christchurch. Bangladesh will also play two warm-up matches before the series.
Bangladesh played a limited-overs match in February this year, while the Tigers played three ODIs and T20 series.
