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The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's leave from the upcoming Zimbabwe tour.

Jalal Yunus, chairman of the BCB's cricket operations committee, confirmed it to the media on Thursday.

Earlier, Shakib sent a letter a few days ago in which he expressed his desire to be left out of the Zimbabwe-bound Tigers squad.

"We will play three ODIs and as many T20I matches during the tour. As the ODI series won't be part of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, we advised the senior players that they can choose to take a break," 

“Shakib is not going, he has already informed us. That's why we sat down with the selectors today. They are finalizing a team, and it seems that almost everyone is available,” he said.

Yunus also confirmed Shakib's unavailability in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting from July 10 in Guyana.

"As all the players, who are now playing in the West Indies, are available for the Zimbabwe trip, the selectors will now form the squad within a very short time,"