England youngster Shoaib Bashir becomes the second youngest overseas bowler to pick five wickets in India
The spinner of the England cricket team, Shoaib Bashir, became the second youngest overseas bowler to pick up a Test five-wicket haul in India during the fourth Test match in the ongoing tour in Ranchi on Sunday.
At the JSCA stadium in Ranchi, Bashir of Team England claimed the wickets of Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Akash Deep to complete his maiden First Class five-wicket haul.
The 20-year-old and 135-day-old Bashir is only behind Paul Adams (19 years and 323 days) of South Africa, who achieved this in the 1996 Test in Kanpur.
Shoaib Bashir made his debut for England in this series and is playing only his second Test. He has now picked up nine wickets in the series.
The youngest overseas bowlers to pick five wickets in India
1) Paul Adams, 6/55 vs. India, 1996, 19 years, 323 days
2) Shoaib Bashir: 5/119 vs. India, 2024: 20 years, 135 days
3) Rashid Khan (5/82 vs. Ireland, 2019): 20 years, 176 days