England Spinner Bashir Out Of Series With Injury

England spinner Shoaib Bashir has been ruled retired of nan remainder of nan Test bid against India pinch a surgery digit connected his near hand.

Bashir, 21, was injured attempting a drawback disconnected his ain bowling connected time 3 of England's triumph successful nan 3rd Test astatine Lord's.

After sitting retired overmuch of nan remainder of nan Test, Bashir returned to vessel connected nan 5th time contempt nan rumor and took nan last wicket arsenic England secured a melodramatic 22-run victory.

England opportunity he will acquisition room later this week.

The wounded forces England's manus for nan remaining 2 Tests successful position of Bashir's place.

Despite being many times backed by skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, Bashir has travel into mobility fixed his 10 wickets person costs 541 runs astatine an mean of 54.10.

Bashir has played successful each of England's Tests since nan 4th lucifer of their circuit of India successful February 2024.

That has travel contempt him not being nan first-choice spinner astatine his county, Somerset, and having to spell retired connected loan.

Left-arm spinner Jack Leach, who has played 39 Tests, is preferred by Somerset and is still centrally contracted to England.

He played alongside Bashir successful Pakistan past autumn and went connected nan circuit of New Zealand earlier Christmas.

Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed was besides connected that tour. He and his 17-year-old relative Farhan, who is an off-spinner, played for England Lions against India A earlier this summer.

Left-armer Liam Dawson, nan starring spinner successful nan County Championship successful caller years, was recalled to England's T20 broadside earlier this year.

Another action would beryllium to bring successful batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who bowls left-arm spin, truthful strengthening nan batting, though McCullum appeared to norm that out anterior to Bashir's injury.