“Shoaib Bashir has now received his visa and is due to travel to join up with the team in India this weekend,” said ECB.
Shoaib Bashir has received his visa and he will link up with the England squad in India by the end of this weekend, announced the England and Wales Cricket Board on Wednesday evening. Although never in contention, the uncapped Somerset spinner was not available for selection for the series-opening Test match in Hyderabad, starting Thursday. He was forced to head back to England from Abu Dhabi, where they held a training camp, to complete the necessary formalities to get his visa approval.
“Shoaib Bashir has now received his visa and is due to travel to join up with the team in India this weekend. We’re glad the situation has now been resolved,” the England and Wales Cricket Board posted on its X (formerly Twitter) page on the eve of the first Test in Hyderabad.(HT)