England cricket team has included a surprise spin bowler Shoaib Bashir in their squad for the IND vs ENG Test series. The capped spinner could play as a trump card for England as India has not faced him before. You would be keen to know who is Shoaib Bashir? and what damage he can cause to India. To know all, read this article.
Who is Shoaib Bashir?
Shoaib Bashir is a right arm offbreak bowler. The 20-year-old would make his debut in international cricket in the IND vs ENG series. Bashir played for Surrey from the age of nine till seventeen. He joined Somerset after representing the Berkshire U-18, and at the age of 19, he made his first-class debut.
Shoaib Bashir stats in first class cricket
Bashir has a decent amount of experience in first-class cricket. He has played six first-class matches where he has taken 10 wickets. In List A matches, he has taken three wickets in seven matches.
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3/67 | 6/155 | 67.00 | 3.30 |
| List A | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1/46 | 1/46 | 99.66 | 6.47 |
| T20s | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3/26 | 3/26 | 23.50 | 8.54 |
England Test squad for India series: Ben Stokes (C), James Anderson, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoib Bashir, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (Wk), Dan Lawrence, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
Squad for first 2 Tests vs England: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Avesh Khan
