Bashir, who’s a shock inclusion within the squad with a mediocre 10 wickets from simply six first-class video games, was by no means in competition for a spot within the squad for the opening Check beginning right here on Thursday.
“I did not need one of these scenario to be his first expertise of what it is prefer to be within the England Check staff,” England captain Ben Stokes instructed choose British media right here throughout an interplay on Tuesday.
“Particularly for a younger lad, I am devastated for him,” the celebrated all-rounder mentioned.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja additionally confronted an identical scenario when he arrived late for the Check collection in India.
Whereas Bashir is predicted to get the stamp of approval from Indian Excessive Fee in London, the flip of occasions left Stokes a tad irked. “As captain, I discover it notably irritating. We introduced the squad in mid-December and now Bash finds himself with no visa to get right here. He isn’t the primary cricketer to undergo this. “I’ve performed with lots of people who’ve had the identical points,” Stokes mentioned.
One other participant of Pakistani origin, Saqib Mahmood, could not journey to India in 2019 for an ‘A’ collection.
England and Wales Cricket Board’s MD (Operations) Stuart Hooper was within the UAE to hurry up the process however it did not get the specified outcome.
“I discover it irritating that now we have picked a participant and he is not with us due to visa points. It is a irritating scenario to be in however lots of people have been making an attempt to get it via.”
