Shoaib Bashir: How a WhatsApp forward from Ben Stokes earned him Test debut | Cricket
About six and a half months ago, a 19-year-old Shoaib Bashir made his first-class debut for Somerset in an English County Championship match against Essex. He bowled 49 overs for just one wicket in that match, which Essex won by 196 runs. His next five matches weren’t great either. He picked up nine more wickets …