The England Great's Big Praise for Young Spinner says, 'He's The Next R Ashwin'
The young spinner of England cricket team Shoaib Bashir has garnered a lot of attention with his bowling skills on Indian pitches during England's ongoing tour to the Asian nation. 20-year-old Bashir, a right-arm off-break bowler, made his England debut in Visakhapatnam on February 2. In his first match, he picked up four wickets before missing the Rajkot match. Bashir adapted to the Indian conditions even better when he played his second Test match in Ranchi. He picked up eight wickets in the game, leading England's fightback.
Former captain of England cricket team Michael Vaughan heaped praise on Shoaib Bashir and termed him the 'next Ravichandran Ashwin'.
Vaughan said, "It's been a fantastic week for English cricket. One of the great weeks is celebrating another world-class superstar that we've unearthed, Shoaib Bashir. That's what we're celebrating. Second Test match, eight wickets—he's the new Ravi Ashwin, and we've unearthed him. So, we're celebrating a new superstar in English cricket.”