Rookie spinner Shoaib Bashir 'very surprised' by England call-up for India tour
Uncapped spinner Shoaib Bashir has been called-up by England for the Test series in India, only six months after making his first-class debut.
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Uncapped Leggie Shoaib Bashir Headlines England Squad For India Tests
Twenty-year-old spinner Shoaib Bashir was on Monday named in England's 16-man squad for the five-Test series against India along with fellow uncapped bowlers Gus Atkinson and Tom Hartley. Bashir only made his first-class debut for Somerset in June but is one of four spinners included for the tour, while vice-captain Ollie Pope and Jack Leach return to the team after injuries. Fast bowler Atkinson and left-arm spinner Hartley have represented England in white-ball cricket but are yet to play at Test level.
Kent batsman Zak Crawley named in 16-strong England squad for 2024 five-match Test series in India
Zak Crawley has been selected in England’s squad for their five-match Test series against India.
Harry Brook, Joe Root Among Players To Get ECB Multi-Year Contract; Ben Stokes In One-Year Category
Seven players, including Harry Brook, were among 29 England cricketers who were awarded central contracts by the ECB for the first time, while premier all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes was given a one-year contract on Tuesday. The deal pre-dated from October 1 this year also includes a first-of-its-kind multi-year contracts, which were offered to 18 players including Brook, Joe Root and recuperating pacer Jofra Archer. Apart from Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue received the contract for the first time.
If Stokes texts me again I'll delete it, says Moeen
LONDON : England spinner Moeen Ali will not be coming out of retirement again after helping England draw the Ashes series against Australia 2-2, he said on Monday.
England's Ashes prospects brighter as Leeds rain clears
England were eyeing another memorable Ashes climax at Headingley after knocking over Australia to leave themselves in charge of a fourth-innings chase in the third Test.
Watch: With Video Evidence, Ex India Star Calls Out "English Cricket's Hypocrisy"
Amid the uproar in the England cricketing spectrum over the controversial dismissal of Ben Stokes on Day 5 of the Lord's Test, there are many who have called out the team's "hypocrisy". As a number of fans share video evidence of occasions where Englan players had themselves inflicted dubious dismissals, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has also joined the bandwagon. Chopra reacting to a video from 2022, highlighted how England have themselves failed to lift the 'spirit of the game' themselves.
Warrior Stokes revives spirit of Headingley
LONDON: Ben Stokes played another magnificent innings which revived memories of his heroic Ashes test-winning knock at Headingley four years ago but on a sunny afternoon at Lord's on Sunday he was unable to finish the job.