Shoaib Bashir to fly again to UK to get his visa rubber stamped
- England’s Shoaib Bashir was born in Surrey however his household origins are in Pakistan
- The 20-year-old spinner had been left grounded within the UAE as a consequence of controversy
- He will miss the primary Test in opposition to India in Hyderabad, which begins on Thursday
The Shoaib Bashir saga took a dramatic twist on Tuesday night time when the England spinner was pressured to fly again to London from Abu Dhabi to type out a visa mess, ruling him out of the primary Test in opposition to India.
The Indian authorities have refused to permit Bashir into the nation forward of Thursday’s first Test due to his Pakistani heritage, although he was born in Surrey, holds a British passport and utilized for his visa early final month.
Amid England’s rising frustration, Bashir landed within the UK on Tuesday night time after leaving the UAE, the place he had impressed throughout a 10-day coaching camp.
He will go to the High Commission of India in London on Wednesday to get his visa — which has now been accepted — stamped in his passport. It will probably be Bashir’s fourth go to there in simply over a month. He had an appointment cancelled with out rationalization and one other at which he was instructed to re-apply by the Indian authorities.
England’s anger at being denied one of many 16 gamers of their squad forward of the primary Test was summed up on Tuesday by captain Ben Stokes.
Shoaib Bashir is unable to hitch England in India as a consequence of visa points owing to his Pakistani origins
‘I find it particularly frustrating,’ mentioned a lean-looking Stokes as he confirmed his return to the England facet after knee surgical procedure.
‘We named our squad in mid-December and now Bash finds himself without a visa.
‘I’m extra annoyed for him. I didn’t need this kind of scenario to be his first expertise of what it’s prefer to be within the England Test group. I’m devastated for him.’
At the earliest, Bashir will arrive in India within the early hours of Thursday, however that’s depending on every thing going easily with the High Commission of India. It will probably be too late for the primary Test however England hope the scenario may be resolved by the weekend and the spinner is in India in time to organize for a potential debut within the second match at Visakhapatnam.
Bashir, who is known to be upset on the scenario, has simply 10 first-class wickets for Somerset from six matches and is a wildcard choice.
He was unlikely to have performed within the first Test however Stokes made it clear he had needed to take a look on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium wicket earlier than ruling Bashir out of competition. ‘We didn’t come right here with any pre-conceived concepts about what the group for the primary Test would appear like,’ mentioned the captain. ‘In India you do like to have a good look at the pitch to see how it might play.
‘With Bash unfortunately not able to be here, it does rule him out for this game.’
The 20-year-old (pictured in motion for Somerset) was grounded within the United Arab Emirates
Captain Ben Stokes voiced his frustration at Bashir being unable to enter India with the remainder of the England squad
Bashir’s absence is not going to cease England contemplating enjoying their three different spinners — Jack Leach, Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley — on what appeared yesterday like a ‘two-tone’ pitch with notably dry ends.
‘You might even see Joe Root take the new ball,’ added Stokes after taking a look at a Hyderabad floor that might effectively flip from the primary morning.
‘It would be a complete and utter gut thing, as most of my decisions are.’
