The Champions Trophy 2025 is going to start from next month. So far, England is the only team that has announced its squad for this tournament. The last date for announcing the team for the Champions Trophy is 12 January. In such a situation, all the teams are expected to be announced within the next 2 days. However, there is uncertainty over Shakib Al Hasan's participation in the Champions Trophy to be held next month, as the Bangladesh Cricket Board is awaiting the result of the second test of his bowling action in Chennai, which is expected to come out in two days.

Bangladesh will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against India in Dubai on February 20 and all participating nations have to announce their squads by January 12. Shakib had to undergo a second test in Chennai after his first test of bowling action at Loughborough University in England came negative. The result of that test, which came on December 15, 2024, barred Shakib from bowling left-arm spin in domestic or international cricket. Shakib is in contention to make it to Bangladesh's Champions Trophy squad after captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto and BCB president Farooq Ahmed decided in favour of including the all-rounder. 

It will be clear in next 2 days

BCB chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hussain termed the entire episode as shocking. He said that it was very surprising to hear that Shakib could not pass the bowling action test (at Loughborough). I have to find out if he has got his test done again or not. Hussain told ESPNcricinfo that we will have to wait. The board has not given us complete information about Shakib. I think every minute matters. I am sure we can give clarification about this in a day or two.

Last international match was played last year

Shakib played his last international match last year in the two-match Test series against India, which Bangladesh lost 0-2. During this series, there was a coup in Bangladesh and then 37-year-old Shakib, who is an Awami League MP, could not return to Bangladesh and instead preferred to play county cricket in England.