Shakib fails second bowling action test

Shakib Al Hasan has received the result of a second test of his bowling action from Chennai in India. He failed the second test after failing his previous assessment from UK's Loughborough University that had left him suspended from bowling in top-flight domestic and international cricket.

A BCB official told the Daily Samakal on Thursday that the board was informed about the report. However, no official missive reached BCB yet on this matter. 

Shakib was reported for a suspect action during an English county match in September. This prompted the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) action, and, in accordance with clause 11.3 of the ICC's regulations for illegal bowling actions, his suspension was automatically recognised and enforced by the ICC in international cricket and by all national cricket federations in their respective domestic competitions.

Shakib had been out of international cricket since he played two Tests in India last year. He couldn't travel to Bangladesh in the face of students' protests. Shakib was a member of parliament of the Awami League government, which resigned from power in the face of student-led revolution in Bangladesh, on August 5.

After the two Tests in India however, Shakib was reported for suspected action in England. The suspension came in December. He was already playing franchise cricket in UAE and Sri Lanka, as the BCB were also weighing his options for selection, to stay in line with Bangladesh's interim government.