England’s tour of India 2024, IND vs ENG: England’s young uncapped spinner Shoaib Bashir (Shoaib Bashir) had to return home from UAE itself and this is because he was not allowed to enter India due to visa issue.

The England cricket team announced today, January 24, that Shoaib Bashir has been ruled out of the first Test against India after he was forced to return to the UK to resolve his visa issues. After which England captain Ben Stokes expressed disappointment over the matter, while India captain Rohit Sharma also expressed hope that Bashir’s visa issue would be resolved as soon as possible.

Shoaib Bashir returns to England to resolve his visa issue

Let us tell you, Shoaib Bashir has England cricket team Had taken part in the training camp with the Indian Premier League, but he was not able to fly with his team to Hyderabad for the five-match Test series starting in India from January 25. He had to stay in UAE due to visa related reasons, because his parents belong to Pakistan.

As Shoaib Bashir returned to England to resolve his visa issue, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson said the UK government expects British citizens to be treated fairly in India’s visa processes. Will go.

“We have raised those issues earlier also”

Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson was quoted by the BBC as saying: “I cannot provide details of this case. But broadly we have raised such issues with the High Commission earlier also. We have been clear that we expect India to treat British citizens fairly at all times in its visa processes.

We have previously raised the issues experienced by British citizens of Pakistani heritage. “We have raised issues with the Indian High Commissioner in London about his experience in applying for the visa.”