Shakib will go to England, others will return home in two phases

Bangladesh completed a landmark Test series victory against Pakistan by notching up a six-wicket win in the series deciding second Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

The victory also saw Bangladesh sweep two-match Test series against the hosts after a 10-wicket win in the first Test. Pakistan were the third Test nation against whom the Tigers registered a series victory, other than Zimbabwe and West Indies.

But both of the teams were significantly weaker and depleted at the time of losing the series against Bangladesh.

While Bangladesh secured maiden win against Pakistan in the first match, the second Test victory would definitely go down as the most decorated win in the annals of the cricketing history.

Meanwhile, star allrounder Shakib Al Hasan won't return home. The allrounder will go straight to England from Pakistan as he was contracted with English County club Surrey.

Shakib got NOC to play in the county from September 5 to 14. He is scheduled to play just one first class match for Surrey as they will take on Somerset from September 9-12.

After finishing his county stint, Shakib will join Bangladesh national team in India where the Tigers will play two Tests and three T20Is in India from September 19 to October 12. Shakib will remain available throughout the series.

In first phase, Bangladesh players will return home on Wednesday and in second phase, rest of players will return home on Thursday.