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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rory Dollard

England match-winner Shoaib Bashir praised after injury rules him out of series

Shoaib Bashir defied injury to deliver the decisive wicket on Monday (Joe Giddens/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ben Stokes praised Shoaib Bashir’s bravery after England’s young spinner claimed the match-winning wicket in a thriller against India, despite suffering from a broken finger that rules him out of the remainder of the Test series.

Bashir broke the little finger on his left hand while attempting a caught-and-bowled on day three of the third Rothesay Test and has already been booked in for surgery in the coming days.

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