Shoaib Bashir Set to Retain Central Contract Despite Curtailed Role in Test Side

Shoaib Bashir Set to Retain England Central Contract Despite Limited Test Role

New Delhi, October 6, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) England spinner Shoaib Bashir is expected to retain his central contract despite playing a limited role in the Test team over the past year. Bashir has featured in only two Tests since July 2025 and did not bowl in one of those matches. Once regarded as England’s […]

Shoaib Bashir set to retain ECB contract despite limited England Test role

Spinner played just twice in Tests this summer, and did not bowl in one of those matches

Shoaib Bashir set to retain central contract despite curtailed role in Test side

New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) England spinner Shoaib Bashir is in line to retain his central contract despite having had a limited role in the Test team in the last year. Bashir has played only two Test matches since July 2025 and had not bowled in one of them. He was their lead spinner before, but his place in the Playing XI remains further in question, especially since the retirement of Ben Stokes, as England would now want an all-rounder …