Shakib Al Hasan to make guest appearance for Surrey in County Championship

Shakib Al Hasan has been granted permission by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to play one County Championship game for Surrey before Bangladesh's upcoming tour of India. The match is scheduled to take place on September 9 against Somerset in Taunton. Surrey will be missing their England players during this time, as it overlaps with the conclusion of the Sri Lanka Test series and the commencement of the Australia white-ball series.

From London, Shakib will fly to Chennai where Bangladesh play their first Test against India from September 19. Bangladesh are set to play two Tests and three T20Is against India, before their home series against South Africa in October. Shakib is currently playing in the Test series in Pakistan.

A former member of parliament in Bangladesh's previous government, Shakib is among 147 people against whom charges have been filed in connection with an alleged murder during the protests in Bangladesh in early August. At that time, Shakib was out of the country, playing in the Global T20 Canada.

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The BCB had said that Shakib can continue playing for Bangladesh since the investigation is in its nascent stages. "It's an FIR (first information report), there are a lot of legal procedures left to prove someone guilty following the filing of FIR," new BCB chief Faruque Ahmed told the Dhaka-based the Daily Star on Tuesday. "At this moment there is no bar on Shakib to continue playing. We have responded to the legal notice served to us and we have said the same thing (no bar on Shakib playing in the UK) there too."

ESPNcricinfo has learned the ECB has the right to withhold Shakib's registration to play in their domestic system even if he is granted a UK visa.

Bangladesh's Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs adviser, Asif Nazrul, said on Wednesday it was unlikely for Shakib to be arrested.

"This is a matter for the police administration," Nazrul told reporters in Dhaka. "We have tried to say as much as we can. Filing a case does not mean an arrest. I believe our Ministry of Home Affairs will take steps to ensure that no one becomes overly enthusiastic about making an arrest. I hope Shakib will not be arrested. As far as I know, our police force has been given certain instructions."

Bangladesh posted a historic win against Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi, with Shakib taking three important wickets on the fifth day. He is also part of the second Test, whose first day, on Friday, was washed out due to rain.