Bash makes a big splash on his debut

ROOKIE'S 'VERY SPECIAL DAY'

- Rory Dollard

SHOAIB BASHIR put his visa issues behind him as he soaked up the "incredible feeling" of dismissing India captain Rohit Sharma on his first day as a Test cricketer.

Bashir was left high and dry after the pre-series training camp in Abu Dhabi, when hold-ups with his application forced him to miss the opening Test.

But the 20-year-old spinner was in the thick of the action yesterday India as reached 336-6, remarkable capping rise prominence with two wickets.