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England cricketer Shoaib Bashir, who was unable to acquire a visa to get into India forward of the Test sequence, has flown dwelling to resolve the problem.
Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage, was the one member of England’s touring celebration to expertise a major delay over his visa utility and remained grounded following a coaching camp in Abu Dhabi whereas his teammates transferred to Hyderabad, the place the primary Test begins on Thursday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board had hoped the matter might be resolved within the United Arab Emirates — the place its managing director of operations, Stuart Hooper, remained with Bashir — however an answer has not been discovered.
Now the spinner has returned to England in an effort to obtain the proper approval on the Indian embassy.
Bashir was unlikely to play within the first check, however the occasions early in his first worldwide tour have left the England camp pissed off.
“I didn’t need one of these scenario to be his first expertise of what it’s wish to be within the England check workforce,” England captain Ben Stokes said. “Especially for a younger lad, I’m devastated for him.
“As captain, I discover it significantly irritating. We introduced the squad in mid-December and now Bash finds himself with out a visa to get right here. He’s not the primary cricketer to undergo this. I’ve performed with lots of people who’ve had the identical points. I discover it irritating that now we have picked a participant and he’s not with us due to visa points. It’s a irritating scenario to be in however lots of people have been attempting to get it by means of.”
Bashir is the newest cricketer of Pakistani descent to face issue moving into India, with Usman Khawaja belatedly becoming a member of Australia’s tour of the nation final yr and Saqib Mahmood withdrawn from an England Lions journey after comparable issues again in 2019.
Source: www.thehindu.com
