England arrived in India on Sunday with out Bashir, who remained in Abu Dhabi the place the squad had been coaching forward of the sequence, together with Stuart Hooper, the ECB’s director of cricket operations. It was initially hoped he would be part of his teammates in Hyderabad on Tuesday. However after additional delays, the 20-year-old has returned dwelling within the hope of facilitating the method.

Bashir was born in Surrey and has a British passport. However as somebody of Pakistani heritage, he’s experiencing all-too acquainted points coming into India due to the deep-rooted unrest between the neighbouring international locations.

There’s optimism that Bashir shall be in situ by the weekend. However Stokes stays irked on the ordeal he has been put by means of, in the beginning of his maiden England tour.

“Particularly as captain I discover it notably irritating,” Stokes stated.

“We introduced that squad in mid-December, and now Bash finds himself and not using a visa to get right here. I’m extra annoyed for him. I did not need such a scenario to be his first expertise of what it is prefer to be within the England Check group. I really feel for him.

“However he is not the primary cricketer to undergo this, I’ve performed with lots of people who’ve had the identical points. I discover it irritating that now we have picked a participant and he is not with us due to visa points. Particularly for a younger lad, I am devastated for him. It is a irritating scenario to be in, however lots of people have been making an attempt to get it by means of. It is unlucky and I am very annoyed for him.”

Bashir earned choice by means of a powerful displaying on an England Lions coaching camp in November. It was there he showcased his wares as a six-foot-four offspinner who might impart a wholesome quantity of revolutions on the ball, forcing selectors to look past the uncooked numbers of simply 10 wickets at a mean of 67 from six first-class matches.

He was stated to have taken the step-up to the Check squad effectively, bowling impressively all through the 10-day coaching camp within the UAE. With a spinning pitch within the offing for the sequence opener, he would have been into account for a debut this week. A scarcity of visa now makes that prospect redundant, even when he was in a position to arrive on Wednesday, the day earlier than the beginning of the Check.

“Him not with the ability to be right here guidelines him out,” Stokes confirmed on Tuesday. “We did not come right here with preconceived concepts about what we’ll do with the primary group. In India you do prefer to have a superb have a look at the pitch to see the way it would possibly play. With Bash sadly not in a position to be right here, it guidelines him out of this sport.”