The young English off-spinner Shoaib Bashir reflected his debut series in India and said that's something in itself on making debut in India for England.

Shoaib Bashir
The off-spinner played 3 tests out of 5 in the India tour and picked up 17 wickets to his name at an average of 33.35 in a series where he demonstrated immense control of the ball to pick up all the wickets. But unfortunately England lost the series by 1-4.

"To be out in India, playing for your country is something in itself," he says. "Looking back now, I've had time to reflect and it's just been so, so memorable - something that I'll cherish for a long time. Getting your Test cap is something you dream of as a kid. That's why I started playing: I wanted to play for my country and now that's happened, it means so much."

"I'm grateful for the opportunity. I learned a lot about my character, and a lot about the way I bowl. I think that's a massive eye-opener for myself, moving into the next few years of my career. Looking back on it, I obviously would've liked to have affected the games a bit more. But yeah - I can't really complain."

Maybe the most remarkable day of Bashir's tour came in Ranchi, where he bowled a 31-over spell - the longest by an England bowler in more than a decade. "It was quite a spell," he says, laughing. "Weirdly enough, the body was feeling quite good after that, and that's the longest one I've ever bowled. Experiences like that, I think will make you a better cricketer. I'm glad I got exposed to that."