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Xtra Time Web Desk: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said that he would not be travelling to Dhaka on Thursday, October 17, putting his participation in doubt for his farewell Test against South Africa, starting November 21 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The 37-year-old was set to board the flight from Dubai, transiting from New York, but has been asked not to.

"I am not sure where I am going next, but it is almost sure that I am not going home," Shakib told ESPNcricinfo via WhatsApp.

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Shakib had earlier expressed concern about his safety if he came to Bangladesh, given the number of Awami League leaders being arrested since August 5, the day their government effectively resigned from power after 15 years. Shakib was a member of parliament from his hometown Magura. He was one of 147 people named in an FIR for an alleged murder during the unrest.

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Shakib, however, remains in the Bangladesh squad for the first Test according to chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain. He said that they haven't received any further instructions from the BCB about Shakib. On Wednesday when announcing the squad, selector Hannan Sarkar said that they picked Shakib after getting a "green signal" from the authorities to select him.

After the Chennai Test against India, Shakib talked about his desire to play his last Test at home. He also said that the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and UAE was his last in T20Is.