India-England war of words has started. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office spoke about Bashir’s incident without naming him. Note that Sunak is of Indian origin.
England spinner Shoaib Bashir did not get a visa to play in India. This time the India-England war of words has started over that problem. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office spoke about Bashir’s incident without naming him. Note that Sunak is of Indian origin
England team A squad has come to India to play Test. The England team has come to India straight from Abu Dhabi to play their Test match. Their first test starts from Thursday. But England’s spinner Bashir could not come with the team. Soon after this a message was given by Sunak’s government for this problem. Britain’s message said, “I hope India will treat all British nationals equally in obtaining visas. There have also been problems with British nationals of Pakistani origin getting visas during the Games. Many times some people face problems in getting visa in India. The issue has been reported in detail to the Indian Embassy in London.”
Disgruntled English captain Ben Stokes too. In an interview given to a media, he said, “I am disappointed to face such an incident as a captain. We announced the team in mid-December. Now Bashir comes to know that he will not be able to come to play in India due to not getting a visa. I am disappointed for him. It is undesirable to have such an incident. I know how difficult it is to get a chance to play for England. I feel bad for Bashir. I understand what he’s going through.”
Stokes said that Bashir is not the first. This has happened before. The captain of the English Cricketer said, “Bashir is not the first, who has to face such a situation. Many cricketers have to go through this problem. I played with them. I feel disappointed in one thing that we took Bashir in the team but he could not come due to visa problem. It feels bad when this happens with young cricketers. I am very disappointed for him.”
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England has come to play the Test series against India after a preparation camp in Abu Dhabi. According to sources in the England camp, Bashir was late in submitting the necessary documents for the visa. That’s why he didn’t get India visa along with the rest of the team. Although Bashir was born in Surrey, England, he is of Pakistani origin. England team has Rehan Ahmed, he is also of Pakistani origin. But he took the visa during the World Cup. So now he has no problem.
