Shakib joins MCC officially

Shakib Al Hasan, the first Bangladeshi to join the MCC's World Cricket Committee, has been welcomed by the committee's new chairman Mike Gatting, the replacement for fellow former England captain, Mike Brearley.

The all-rounder is one of four new faces to the committee alongside New Zealand women's captain Suzie Bates, former West Indies fast-bowler Ian Bishop and former Sri Lanka off-spinner and current ICC Elite Panel umpire Kumar Dharmasena.

"We're delighted to welcome the four new members who will all have a great deal to offer the committee. Shakib is the first Bangladeshi player to have joined the committee and has great experience of the world game across all formats, both domestically and internationally, and we look forward to his contributions along with the rest of the new additions," said Gatting.

Apart from Brearley, former West Indies captain Jimmy Adams and former England women's captain Charlotte Edwards have also given up their roles. The first meeting of the new committee will take place in Sydney, Australia in January next year.