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England’s Bashir dedicates maiden five-for to his late grandfathers
ENGLAND off-spinner Shoaib Bashir dedicated his maiden five-wicket haul in professional cricket to his late grandfathers as he geared up for one of the biggest days of his embryonic career.
Bashir, at 20 years and 135 days old, became England’s second-youngest bowler to claim a Test five-for in just his second appearance in the format and his eighth first-class match.
His five for 119 in the fourth Test against India in Ranchi helped England claim a 46-run lead after the first innings, but a batting collapse has left the tourists with much to do to square the series.
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