Ben Stokes ‘annoyed’ as Shoaib Bashir returns to UK to get to the bottom of visa prolong

England arrived in India on Sunday with out Bashir, who remained in Abu Dhabi the place the squad were coaching forward of the collection, in conjunction with Stuart Hooper, the ECB’s director of cricket operations. It used to be to begin with was hoping he would sign up for his teammates in Hyderabad on Tuesday. However after additional delays, the 20-year-old has returned house within the hope of facilitating the method.

Bashir used to be born in Surrey and has a British passport. However as any individual of Pakistani heritage, he’s experiencing all-too acquainted problems coming into India as a result of the deep-rooted unrest between the neighbouring nations.

There’s optimism that Bashir will likely be in situ through the weekend. However Stokes stays irked on the ordeal he has been put via, initially of his maiden England excursion.

“Particularly as captain I to find it specifically irritating,” Stokes stated.

“We introduced that squad in mid-December, and now Bash unearths himself with out a visa to get right here. I’m extra annoyed for him. I did not need this sort of state of affairs to be his first revel in of what it is love to be within the England Take a look at staff. I believe for him.

“However he is not the primary cricketer to move via this, I’ve performed with numerous individuals who have had the similar problems. I to find it irritating that we’ve got picked a participant and he is not with us as a result of visa problems. Particularly for a tender lad, I am devastated for him. It is a irritating state of affairs to be in, however numerous other folks had been seeking to get it via. It is unlucky and I am very annoyed for him.”

Bashir earned variety via an excellent appearing on an England Lions coaching camp in November. It used to be there he showcased his wares as a six-foot-four offspinner who may just impart a wholesome quantity of revolutions at the ball, forcing selectors to appear past the uncooked numbers of simply 10 wickets at a median of 67 from six top notch suits.

He used to be stated to have taken the step-up to the Take a look at squad smartly, bowling impressively right through the 10-day coaching camp within the UAE. With a spinning pitch within the offing for the collection opener, he would had been into account for a debut this week. A loss of visa now makes that prospect redundant, although he used to be ready to reach on Wednesday, the day earlier than the beginning of the Take a look at.

“Him no longer with the ability to be right here laws him out,” Stokes showed on Tuesday. “We did not come right here with preconceived concepts about what we will be able to do with the primary staff. In India you do love to have a just right take a look at the pitch to look how it could play. With Bash sadly no longer ready to be right here, it laws him out of this sport.”