England’s younger off-spinner Shoaib Bashir is assured of derailing India’s run chase on day 4 of the continued 4th Test on the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
Bashir, who bagged a 5-for (5/119) in the primary innings and performed a main function in making certain a 46-run lead for the vacationers, recognises that the English spinners face a daunting job at hand however is hopeful of skittling the hosts.
“Ten opportunities to take ten wickets, and on that wicket anything is possible,” Bashir instructed TNT.
“Me and Tommy are really excited for the challenge. We saw how Ashwin and (Ravindra) Jadeja bowled on that wicket and we take huge confidence from that. I used to watch these guys when I was a bit younger and they’re world-class spinners. We know us two lads are up against a world-class attack but we’ve got a chance to be heroes,” he added.
Bashir was fairly emotional after bagging his maiden 5-wicket haul in the purple-ball format and devoted it to his two late granddads who had been die-laborious followers of the longest format of the sport.
“I just want to dedicate this to my two late granddads who passed away a year and a bit ago. They used to watch Test cricket all the time on TV, sitting in front of the TV on the couch. And their wish was to watch me play, and that didn’t happen. So yeah, it was quite emotional, but I’m grateful,” he talked about.
The 20-yr-previous offie is pretty excited to be a half of the English Test squad and acknowledged the efforts of skipper Ben Stokes and firm in making the kids really feel welcomed and that they belong to the extent.
“I used to see these guys when I was a little kid. So to be in that dressing room, they give you so much confidence. Stokesy (Ben Stokes) and the lads are brilliant, even if that’s to go out to bat as well. It just gets the best out of you, and it’s just a wonderful group to be a part of,” he concluded.
