SHOAIB BASHIR sent India's batters into a total spin to finally complete his transformation from internet sensation to full England Test star.
The 20-year-old was a leftfield pick for England's tour of India after Ben Stokes was bowled over by a video of Bashir delivering to former skipper Sir Alastair Cook for Somerset.
And it has proved another masterstroke by Stokes and Brendon McCullum, as the tall off-spinner looked every inch a Test star-in-waiting in Ranchi.
Before the second day of the Second Test, Bashir's last fourwicket haul had come against Northants Second XI.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 25, 2024 من Daily Star Sunday.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 25, 2024 من Daily Star Sunday.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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