{"id":17831,"date":"2024-02-01T03:59:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/india-v-england-shoaib-bashir-and-james-anderson-named-in-squad-for-second-test\/01\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T03:59:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:59:25","slug":"india-v-england-shoaib-bashir-and-james-anderson-named-in-squad-for-second-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/india-v-england-shoaib-bashir-and-james-anderson-named-in-squad-for-second-test\/01\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"India v England: Shoaib Bashir and James Anderson named in squad for second Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shoaib Bashir has played only six first-class matches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Dates:<\/strong> 2-6 February <\/span>Venue:<\/strong> Visakhapatnam <\/span>Time: <\/strong>04:00 GMT<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage:<\/strong> Live text commentary on BBC Sport website and app with daily Test Match Special podcasts on BBC Sounds.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Spinner Shoaib Bashir will make his senior England debut in the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 20-year-old replaces the <\/span>injured Jack Leach<\/span><\/a> in the squad, while James Anderson comes in for Mark Wood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bashir, a surprise selection for the tour, missed England’s <\/span>28-run win in the first Test<\/span><\/a> after experiencing a delay in receiving his visa.<\/span><\/p>\n

His Somerset team-mate Leach injured his left knee in Hyderabad and did not train on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second Test starts on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking on Wednesday, England captain Ben Stokes said he was first alerted to Bashir’s potential when he saw a video on Twitter, now X, of the then-19-year-old bowling on his first-class debut to England’s all-time leading Test run scorer Sir Alastair Cook.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I just saw something,” Stokes said. “The height he bowled from, it was very obvious that he put a lot of action, a lot of revolutions on the ball. It was something I looked at and thought ‘this could be pretty good for India’.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The height he delivers the ball from, the amount of natural variation that he can produce, is a handful out here. I’ve played a lot of games out here, as a batter you know what is hard to face, especially from a spin point of view.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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England: <\/strong>Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Ben Foakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shoaib Bashir has played only six first-class matches Dates: 2-6 February Venue: Visakhapatnam Time: 04:00 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on BBC