Shoaib Bashir returning to the UK amid visa stink is a damning reflection of the state of the game

GEORGE DOBELL IN HYDERABAD: It has been decided the Surrey-born Somerset spinner will fly back to the UK where the process is expected to be expedited by Indian authorities, with the hope of re-joining the squad mid-way through the first Test

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