Shakib in for The Hundred

Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, alongside the likes of England skipper Eoin Morgan and Australia’s Steve Smith, has made himself available for the first edition of The Hundred, a tournament to be played in a novel 100-ball format in England from July 17, 2020.

The draft will be held on October 20.

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, Pakistan batsman Babar Azam and former all-rounder Shahid Afridi, South Africa’s Faf du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada and Quinton de Kock, Aaron Finch of Australia, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga, West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard and New Zealand skipper Kane William-son are among those to make themselves available for the draft.