Shoaib Bashir out of remaining Tests vs India after suffering a broken finger in his non-bowling hand day before.
Shoaib Bashir ruled out of last two England vs India Tests with fractured finger.
Due to a fractured finger on his non-bowling hand, England offspinner Shoaib Bashir will miss the final two games of the exciting Test series against India.
In the closing session of the third Test at Lord’s, England won by an incredible 22 runs thanks to Bashir’s crucial wicket, but he will have surgery later this week.
On day three, when trying to make a return catch off a hard-hitting shot from Ravindra Jadeja, he injured the little finger on his left hand.
“It’s not good news for Bash,” Ben Stokes said after the match. “Very disappointing for us as a team and for him, a big shame.
“The courage that he showed to go out there and bat at the end for us and willing to sit there on the bench waiting for his moment to come on and bowl just proves how much it means to everyone who gets the opportunity to put the shirt on, that not even a couple of breaks is going to stop anyone getting out there.”
As England set India a target of 193, Bashir braved the discomfort by batting in the second innings, facing nine balls and scored two runs before becoming the final wicket to fall, Washington Sundar’s fourth.
As England looked for the final two wickets they required for win and a 2-1 series lead, Stokes called on Bashir in the 55th over after he had been off the pitch for the majority of the fourth innings. Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah were in the middle of a resolute 35-run stand off 132 balls.
During a lengthy middle session, Bashir bowled three overs as his little and ring fingers were extensively bandaged and splinted together. Stokes then removed Bumrah to put the team at nine down.
“What an amazing feeling for him to be able to take that wicket there and with his hand in the state that it’s in, amazing,” Stokes told his post-match press conference. “Very proud of the way that he went about the rest of the week after having to come off the field.
“There would be a lot of people who might not necessarily have been brave enough to go out there and face Bumrah and then also put himself up for wanting to get out there and bowl and help his team.”