The England cricket team reached India on Sunday (January 22) for the five-match Test series starting on January 25. But England reached India without off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who is part of the squad for the Test series. In fact, Bashir has not been able to get a visa for India so far.
Bashir plays for Somerset County Cricket Club and is an uncapped player. Bashir was born in England, but his parents are of Pakistani origin. Bashir is currently in the United Arab Emirates due to a lack of a visa.
England coach Brendon McCullum said of Bashir: “Bashir is expected to join us tomorrow. He has some problems with the visa. We have full confidence in the help we have received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) I told the Indian government that it will be very helpful. “There will be a solution soon.”
We tell you that the England team had a training camp in Abu Dhabi before arriving in Hyderabad. McCullum said he was confident Bashir would be present for the first Test starting January 25.
The England manager said: “Things take time. Everyone does their best. This is a process we have to go through and we are confident that we are close. We also have support for him, so he is not on our side.” own. We expect news today that the visa has been approved.”
We tell you that the first match of the Test series between India and England will be played on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The last game of the same series begins on March 7th, the last or fifth matchday of which will be on March 11th.
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