Shakib Al Hasan joins Atlanta Fire for US Minor League Cricket

Star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has signed with Atlanta Fire as their international wildcard player for the 2025 USA Minor League Cricket season

Atlanta Fire officially announced on Friday that Shakib will play in the 2025 Minor League Cricket season scheduled from August 28 to October 2.

In a Facebook post, it described him as a "game-changer,"

"We are thrilled to announce that Shakib Al Hasan, one of the world's premier all-rounders, will be joining the Atlanta Fire Cricket Team as an International Wildcard this 2025 Minor League season! A game-changer with both bat and ball, Shakib brings unmatched experience, skill, and star power to the Fire lineup."

Minor League Cricket is widely seen as a feeder competition for the higher-profile Major League Cricket (MLC) which attracts stars from around the globe.

Shakib is currently representing the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Shakib has been out of the Bangladesh national set-up since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government, of which he was a member.

After Hasina's ouster in a mass uprising, Shakib was supposed to play in the national team at home against South Africa.

But due to the protest from the students who led the protest against Haisna, the allrounder was unable to return home.

Since then, he has been living out of the country, mostly in the USA, where his family lives.