NEW DELHI: England’s rookie off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, poised for a debut in the five-Test series against India, faces an unexpected setback as visa issues have delayed his arrival, prompting the young talent to return home from the team’s Abu Dhabi training base. Speaking at a pre-match press conference, India captain Rohit Sharma expressed empathy for…
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The England cricket team received a big blow ahead of the first Test against India as young spinner Shoaib Bashir had to return home because of an unresolved visa issue. Bashir was to join the rest of his teammates in Hyderabad but the player with his roots in Pakistan couldn’t find a resolution…
File picture of England cricketer Shoaib Bashir | Photo Credit: Getty Images England cricketer Shoaib Bashir, who was unable to obtain a visa to get into India ahead of the Test series, has flown home to resolve the issue. Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was the only member of England’s touring party…
HYDERABAD: Captain Ben Stokes is like a “greyhound” and he is “good to go” for the five-match Test series against India beginning here on Thursday, England coach Brendon McCullum said on Monday.The 32-year-old Stokes underwent surgery in November last for his long-standing left-knee problem.”He (Stokes) looks like a greyhound. He’s put the work in, everyone…
NEW DELHI: Due to a delay in paperwork, England’s uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir has not been able to join the squad in India yet for the five-Test series starting in Hyderabad on Thursday. Bashir, 20, whose parents are of Pakistani origin had participated in an England training camp in Abu Dhabi but has been left…
BENGALURU: Before his glory moment of inclusion in England’s Test squad to tour India, Shoaib Bashir‘s journey was filled with rejection, tears and countless hours of hard work to finetune his skills.The 20-year-old rookie off-spinner from Somerset has been the star of the town after England selectors picked him out of nowhere into the senior…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the forthcoming five-Test series in India, former captain Michael Vaughan has warned England that their Bazball strategy might be “absolutely destroyed” by the hosts’ deadly spin attack.With the squad winning 13 of the last 18 red-ball matches, England’s aggressive style, known as Bazball after their head coach Brendon McCullum, has generated…
