England spinner Shoaib Bashir has been granted an Indian visa and could be back with the squad by the weekend.
The 20-year-old, who is of Pakistani heritage, was initially left in Abu Dhabi when England travelled from their training camp to Hyderabad on Sunday.
On Tuesday, it emerged that he had returned to the UK, and the issuing of the visa was confirmed on Wednesday.
“We’re glad the situation has now been resolved,” said the England and Wales Cricket Board.
“Shoaib Bashir has now received his visa, and is due to travel to join up with the team in India this weekend.”
A spokesperson for the Indian Foreign Office said: “The visa has been issued by London.
“There are rules and regulations governing the issuance of an Indian visa. The same were being applied in this case.”
Somerset off-spinner Bashir will miss the first Test against India, which begins on Thursday.
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