As such, there was great pride at Bashir's ascension to Test cricket a year later ... to Sri Lanka (six dismissals at 49.33) and away in Pakistan (nine at 49.55 despite spin-friendly conditions ...

Multan Cricket Stadium will host the two-match Test series between Pakistan and West Indies ... 221 (Salman Agha 63, Shoaib Bashir 4/66) beat England 291 (Ben Duckett 114, Sajid Khan 7/111 ...

England bowler Shoaib Bashir during a Test match against Pakistan. Picture: Getty Images “It was not as if he went through the academies, then straight into second team cricket then the first team.

He becomes the latest player of Pakistani heritage to experience such a hold-up, with England spinner Shoaib Bashir rendered ... there were delays getting the Pakistan squad and travelling media ...

England faced something similar last year when they travelled to India for the Test series. Shoaib Bashir missed the first Test due to a visa delay. England paceman Saqib Mahmood has been facing a ...