UK Media Targets India Over England Spinner Shoaib Bashir’s Visa Row | Cricket News

Uncapped spinner Shoaib Bashir was successfully dominated out of the primary Test of England’s tour of India on Tuesday after he was compelled to return residence to resolve visa points. Surrey-born Bashir, a 20-year-old participant of Pakistani heritage, was unable to affix the remainder of the squad flying to India from a coaching camp in Abu Dhabi forward of the collection opener in Hyderabad beginning Thursday following a delay along with his visa software. The England and Wales Cricket Board had hoped they might rely on help from their counterparts on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in resolving the difficulty however issues did not go the best way they anticipated it to be.

Given that the England squad was introduced round a month earlier than the tour and there was sufficient time for visa processing, the media within the United Kingdom lashed out at India.

“How dare you?” wrote Mail Sport.

Mail Sport: How dare you? #TomorrowsPapersToday #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/EdzqlLjH5Q

— George Mann (@sgfmann) January 22, 2024

“Shoaib Bashir returning to the UK amid visa stink is a damning reflection of the state of the game” – was the headline of The Cricketer.

“NOT CRICKET India branded a ‘disgrace’ after forcing England spinner Shoaib Bashir to fly home on eve of first Test” – wrote The Sun.

“England livid with India as Shoaib Bashir forced to fly home and miss 1st Test” – was the title utilized by inews.

It was unlikely that Bashir would have made his Test debut on Thursday however the frustration for England is that the choice has been taken out of their palms.

Bashir ultimately acquired his Indian visa late on Wednesday.

England now hope the Somerset off-spinner will return to India over the weekend, however dejected captain Ben Stokes stated: “I didn’t want this type of situation to be his first experience of what it’s like to be in the England Test team. Especially for a young 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 and not using a visa to get right here…It’s unlucky and I’m very pissed off for him. With Bash sadly not capable of be right here, it guidelines him out of this recreation.”

(With AFP Inputs)

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