Shoaib Bashir

From [[Woking, Surrey]], Bashir attended [[Fullbrook School]] and [[Woking College]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shoaib Bashir|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shoaib-bashir-1334872#|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> His uncle (Saj) was a wicket-keeper batsman for Guildford City Cricket Club and encouraged Bashir with his cricket career.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=15 December 2023|title= Shoaib Bashir: ‘I couldn’t believe Flintoff was in front of me, calling me by my nickname’|first=Taha|last=Hashim|date=14 December 2023|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/14/shoaib-bashir-i-couldnt-believe-flintoff-was-in-front-of-me-calling-me-by-my-nickname}}</ref>

From [[Woking, Surrey]], Bashir attended [[Fullbrook School]] and [[Woking College]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shoaib Bashir|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/shoaib-bashir-1334872#|website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> His uncle (Saj) was a wicket-keeper batsman for Guildford City Cricket Club and encouraged Bashir with his cricket career.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=15 December 2023|title= Shoaib Bashir: ‘I couldn’t believe Flintoff was in front of me, calling me by my nickname’|first=Taha|last=Hashim|date=14 December 2023|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/dec/14/shoaib-bashir-i-couldnt-believe-flintoff-was-in-front-of-me-calling-me-by-my-nickname}}</ref>

Bashir has [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani heritage]] and is a [[Muslim]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilde |first=Simon |date=22 January 2024 |title=Pakistan's Shoaib Bashir stuck in Abu Dhabi awaiting India visa |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/england-shoaib-bashir-abu-dhabi-india-visa-ben-stokes-c6klhnpw3 |access-date=23 January 2024 |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref name="dalling">{{cite web |last=Dalling |first=Sam |date=13 December 2023 |title=Shoaib Bashir interview: I mistakenly ignored Brendon McCullum’s call for England selection |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/12/13/shoaib-bashir-brendon-mccullum-england-call-up-phone/ |accessdate=14 December 2023 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> His family roots lie in [[Mirpur, Azad Kashmir|Mirpur]], Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and he speaks the region's [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pothwari]] dialect of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] at home while also being conversant in [[Urdu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nawaz |first=Aatif |date=22 October 2024 |title=Urdu, prayer & grandma - Bashir & Ahmed in Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c8696eppj4do |website=[[BBC News]] |quote=Bashir and Ahmed can speak Pothwari, the language of Mirpur, the city from where their families originate.}}</ref> He is relatively tall for an off-spinner at {{convert|6|ft|4|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ammon |first1=Lizzie |last2=Westerby |first2=John |date=11 December 2023 |title=England pick spinner, 20, with only ten first-class wickets |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/england-uncapped-trio-test-squad-india-dg2k92r03 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

Bashir has [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani heritage]] and is a [[Muslim]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilde |first=Simon |date=22 January 2024 |title=Pakistan's Shoaib Bashir stuck in Abu Dhabi awaiting India visa |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/england-shoaib-bashir-abu-dhabi-india-visa-ben-stokes-c6klhnpw3 |access-date=23 January 2024 |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref><ref name="dalling">{{cite web |last=Dalling |first=Sam |date=13 December 2023 |title=Shoaib Bashir interview: I mistakenly ignored Brendon McCullum’s call for England selection |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/12/13/shoaib-bashir-brendon-mccullum-england-call-up-phone/ |accessdate=14 December 2023 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> His family roots lie in [[Mirpur, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)|Mirpur]], Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), Pakistan and he speaks the region's [[Pahari-Pothwari|Pothwari]] dialect of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] at home while also being conversant in [[Urdu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nawaz |first=Aatif |date=22 October 2024 |title=Urdu, prayer & grandma - Bashir & Ahmed in Pakistan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c8696eppj4do |website=[[BBC News]] |quote=Bashir and Ahmed can speak Pothwari, the language of Mirpur, the city from where their families originate.}}</ref> He is relatively tall for an off-spinner at {{convert|6|ft|4|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ammon |first1=Lizzie |last2=Westerby |first2=John |date=11 December 2023 |title=England pick spinner, 20, with only ten first-class wickets |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/england-uncapped-trio-test-squad-india-dg2k92r03 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=[[The Times]]}}</ref>

==Career==

==Career==