Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is being barred from practice ahead of the team’s tough tour of India on ICC's instructions, local media reported while alleging that the 31-year-old is set to be banned for hiding corrupt approach.

As per the reports, Shakib could be suspended for 18 months by the International Cricket Council, further raising Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) problems prior to the India tour, slated to begin on November 3.

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According to one of the country's leading bengali daily 'Samakal', "It was on insistence of ICC that Shakib has been kept away from practice by the BCB. That's the reason he neither featured in the practice games nor did he join the meeting late on Monday evening with the president to discuss pink ball Test."

Until now, cricket’s governing body has refrained from making any comment on this controversial news.

Two years ago, the daily wrote, Shakib received an offer from a bookie before an international match, which he did not report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU).

According to the newspaper, Shakib also confessed about it to the ACSU's investigating officers recently.

Considering the fact that Shakib has now missed the pre-tour camp including a practice game in Mirpur, there is a high chance that he will not travel to India. For three T20Is and two Tests, Bangladesh are due to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday (October 30).

In his absence, Mushfiqur Rahim is expected to lead the team in Tests while one among Mahmudullah Riyadh and Mosaddek Hossain is set to be the captain in T20Is.

Last week, Bangladesh cricketers headed by Shakib were on strike until their 11-point demands are being met. However, they decided to return to the field after BCB officials agreed to fulfill their demands.

(With PTI inputs)