Legendary Australia National Cricket Team Off-Spinner Nathan Leone has dropped cruel comments on 21-year-old England National Cricket Team off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, which can actually harm his career before it is closed.
Nathan Leone clearly stated that Shoaib Bashir, who is the first -choice spinner in England in tests, is not the best spinner in the English team; Instead, this is the 34 -year -old Jack Leach.
England copy Australia’s Nathan Leon Formula with Shoaib Bashir
At the age of 20 and with 10 first -class wickets under his belt, Shoaib Bashir was surprisingly invited to the England Test Squad for the India Tour.
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He received his Test debut cap on February 2 during the India vs England Test match in Visakhapatnam. So far, he has depicted in 19 matches for three Lions and has taken 68 wickets at an average economy of 39.00, 3.78 and 68 wickets at a strike rate of 61.7.
Speaking in the announcement of a cricket Australia sponsorship in Sydney on Thursday, Nathan Leone revealed that England is imitating Australia’s formula and trying to place Bashir in English cricket as he has lived in Australia.
Nathan Leone said that this information was passed by legendary pace bowler James Anderson during his tenure with Lancashire last year. He said (as quoted by Espncricinfo):
“I clearly played in Lancashire with Jimmy Anderson last year, and he originally said that he was choosing Bashir what I do. So I was a little proud of Jimmy what I could do in my career.”
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Bashir Ok, Jack Leach is still his best spinner: Nathan Leone
Leone further labeled Shoaib Bashir as a ‘OK’ bowler and gave the Jack Leach out of the outside England spinner tag. He said:
“But Bashir is fine. Jacob Bethel is playing this Test match [at The Oval against India]And he looks like he will take spin bowling from Liam Dawson. But in my view, Jack Leach is still his best spinner. ,
Jack Leach was last seen in action in Test cricket during England’s match against Pakistan at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in October 2024.
He was unable to give the demonstration that was expected from him on a tour of Pakistan, and since then, he has been excluded from the team. In three trials, Leach took 16 wickets on an average of 31.43, while Bashir took nine wickets at an average of 49.5.
However, the England team management has shown more confidence in young Shoaib Bashir to handle spin-bouncing duties, and they have been given regular opportunities.
Bashir recently suffered a finger injury in the Lord’s Test against India and excluded the series, which inspired England to bring to Liam Dawson for a game in Old Trafford, Manchester, before leaving Jacob Bethel in XI before leaving and for the Oval Test.
I’m not going to exclude my mysteries – Nathan Leone
Nathan Lyon further said that despite giving more support to pacers, spinners will have a major role in the upcoming ash despite the pitches. He explained in detail:
“This is a big role, and it can be a big challenge for those who have not done this in the past in these situations. But I am not going to exclude my secrets so that they come out and do well here.”
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