"It was really, really special to get Rohit Sharma as my first wicket," says Shoaib Bashir

 The spinner, who claims that his debut was "more memorable" because of the delay in obtaining his visa.

The first-year offspinner for England, Shoaib Bashir, called the dismissal of Rohit Sharma for his first Test wicket in Visakhapatnam "very, very special" and added that his debut was "more memorable" because of the protracted delay in obtaining his visa.

On his first day of the Test match, Bashir bowled 28 overs and returned figures of 2 for 100. In the last session, he had Axar Patel caught at backward point after dismissing Rohit in his fourth over, caught at leg slip. India ended the first day of the second day at 336 for 6.

TalkSPORT asked Bashir, who is 20 years old and has only made six first-class appearances, about becoming a Test cricket player at this age. "If you were to tell me that two years ago, I would laugh," Bashir replied. "It was a very special moment receiving my Test cap and for me to get Rohit Sharma as my first wicket was very, very special."He also plays spin very well. I just have so much gratitude for my family and God. They have stood by me in good times and bad. I just want to thank them too, because I had a lot of ups and downs along the way."

Bashir's parents' Pakistani origin delayed the issuance of his visa, so much so that he didn't arrive in India until the fourth day of the first Test in Hyderabad. He was forced to return to the United Kingdom following England's training camp in Abu Dhabi.

His words, "I always knew I'd get the visa," "I had a few issues with it, but hey, look at us now, I got to make my debut, and today is really special. Yes, it does make it more memorable. I had some difficulties with it, but it's incredible that I'm in India now and am playing my first Test."

At training on Thursday, Bashir was informed by Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum that he would be playing. On the morning of the match, his Somerset teammate Jack Leach gave him his Test cap. "He spoke with some elegance," Bashir remarked. "Me and him get on really well."He was the one who first noticed me when I was playing for Somerset 2s, and we are really close. He was merely expressing how pleased everyone was with me, my family, and my adventure. It was extremely memorable to receive it from him as well."

"It was a tough pitch to bowl on," Bashir said, evaluating England's performance. Although it didn't offer much, I thought the boys' approach was fantastic, as it allowed us to secure six wickets. We'll try again tomorrow, hopefully making progress and getting some batting practice."