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"I'm still confident that I can play Test cricket for England" : Adil Rashid

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Regarded as an important part of the England line-up in the shorter formats of the game, the 29-year-old Adil Rashid has an impressive tally of 70 ODI and 16 T20I wickets to his name.

In an interview, Adil spoke about his team's disappointment of not winning the Champions Trophy, his desire to establish himself in the England Test team, Moeen Ali's rise as an effective spin weapon for his country, Saqlain Mushtaq's guidance in improving his bowling technique and the positive influence of Sarfaraz Ahmed's presence at Yorkshire this summer.


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PakPassion.net: How disappointing was it to not go on and win the Champions Trophy after such a good start to the tournament?

Adil Rashid: Yes, it was disappointing as we played exceptionally well and we had a very good and strong squad with match-winners in every department. Unfortunately, it just wasn't our day in the semi-final but credit to Pakistan who outplayed us and were better than us in every department. There was a lot to learn from that defeat and hopefully in a similar scenario next time around, we can put up a better performance.


PakPassion.net: At the Champions Trophy, you once again showed that you are not a one-trick pony and bowled very well in the batsman-dominated ODI format.

Adil Rashid: Yes, that's something I have been working hard on in white ball cricket, knowing the game plans, knowing how to bowl in various situations and working on setting batsmen up. I've been working on my field-settings in the shorter formats also and it's been going quite well.


PakPassion.net: For a while, many critics saw you just as a bowler who was suited to the longer formats. Is that a tag you wanted to remove?

Adil Rashid: I have never really wanted to be a cricketer who was seen as a one-trick pony. I have always seen myself as a bowler who can perform and do well in any format and in any situation and someone who can take wickets in any type of cricket. I'm not in the England Test squad at the moment so my focus is on white ball cricket and performing in that format and let's see what happens in future.


PakPassion.net: How impressed were you with Moeen Ali during the recently concluded Test series against South Africa?

Adil Rashid: I've been really impressed and I always knew that he had that level of performance in him. He's a match-winner with either the bat or the ball and he's proven that in the past and he's shown that since he came into the England team. He's developed his game a lot since he came into international cricket, he's improved his batting and his bowling and hopefully he can continue doing that.


PakPassion.net: His resurgence as a bowler is potentially bad news for you though?

Adil Rashid: Not really. I'm happy for him as Moeen and myself are very close friends. I'm delighted for him and I hope he can carry that on and put in the performances with both the bat and the ball.


PakPassion.net: Do you think there is room for you and Moeen to play in the same England team?

Adil Rashid: Yes, I think the potential is there. We have done it in the past and there is no doubt in my mind that it can work. There were a few winter series in India, Bangladesh and in UAE against Pakistan and we both played in those series and I hope there will be chances for this to happen in future. Obviously it depends on the conditions and the state of the pitch and who the opposition is and the location. I'm still confident that I can play Test cricket for England and do a good job.


PakPassion.net: What's it been like working with Saqlain Mushtaq and what's his advice been for you?

Adil Rashid: He is very knowledgeable and he knows a lot about the game. He's helped both Moeen and myself tremendously. He's focused with more on the mental side of the game, ball trajectory, the pace I should bowl at in different conditions, ball repetition, working out the opposition batsmen and how important practice is ahead of a match.


PakPassion.net: You are 29 now and at a point where you surely want to be a regular pick in international cricket?

Adil Rashid: Yes, that's true, but over the past two years I've been playing quite a bit of white ball international cricket and I hope to carry that on. I'm fairly confident that I can keep that going but yes, my aim is also to play Test cricket and I've got to make sure that I put in the performances for Yorkshire and hopefully get my chance again in the five-day format.


PakPassion.net: Do you think you are at a key stage of your career?

Adil Rashid: I think every stage of your career is key and you are always learning. You go through various phases in your career, highs and lows and you have to take the rough with the smooth. I don't think any stage in your career can be earmarked as a key stage and you just have to live in the moment, play in the present and not look too far into the future or not look too deeply into the past.


PakPassion.net: What's it been like to have Sarfaraz Ahmed at Yorkshire. Did he remind you about the Champions Trophy semi-final?

Adil Rashid: Yes we've had a few friendly chats and he's reminded me about the Champions Trophy result a couple of times. He's been very good for us and he's got a lot of knowledge about the game and he's been passing that onto all of his team-mates.


PakPassion.net: Does anything faze Joe Root, he just seems to take everything in his stride?

Adil Rashid: He's already shown that he was the right choice as captain against one of the best teams in the world. Captaincy didn't affect his batting at all, he was as good as he has been. He's a clever cricketer and very switched-on regarding who to bowl and when to bowl them. He's the right choice as England captain and hopefully he can carry that on as captain and with the bat.


PakPassion.net: We are seeing a resurgence in young leg-spinners around the world, that must be heartening?

Adil Rashid: Yes, there are some fine young leg-spinners showing their credentials. Shadab Khan from Pakistan, Mason Crane for Hampshire and Matthew Parkinson at Lancashire all look very promising. There are many others who are doing well especially in the shorter formats. Having a leg-spinner in your team is a big weapon. Sometimes things do not go well for leg-spinners but that's just part of cricket but they are match-winners and sometimes they can turn a match on its head. A good leg-spinner is tough for the batsmen especially if they have all the variations.
 
He has really improved as a cricketer. Very solid bowler and has been key in England's rise in ODI cricket. Was a major shock when he was left out of the 11 to play Bangladesh. He also played a few good knocks in tests in UAE and India. I'm surprised he is left out of England test team. Definitely better than Liam Dawson and he had a good series in India. He is still fairly young for a spinner though so he should eventually get a chance to put on the whites for England again
 
He's been hard done by with how he's been dealt with in the Test format. Yet to play a home test and has only been given chances on tough away tours to UAE and India where there were unrealistic expectations on him. Still remember when they took him to the West Indies where the pitches were turners and yet did not play him. That would've been the kind of series for him to debut in and bed himself in to the Test side rather than coming up against Pakistan as he did later that year in the UAE.
 
Possibly the best leg-spinner in England atm and should be given more chances in the Test squad at home as well.
 
Steady improvement from Adil and looks like he has more confidence in his bowling these days.
 
They seem to view him as a "horses for courses" overseas bowler rather than a consistent pick in the side.

Seems like there is still an ambivalence from the ECB towards selecting legspinners in English conditions.
 
James said:
They seem to view him as a "horses for courses" overseas bowler rather than a consistent pick in the side.

Seems like there is still an ambivalence from the ECB towards selecting legspinners in English conditions.
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If he is good then he will do well everywhere. Shane Warne was a case in point
 
MenInG said:
If he is good then he will do well everywhere. Shane Warne was a case in point
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Perhaps some of the more experienced English PPers can help with this one - not sure if any legspinners apart from Warne have done particularly well in English conditions.
 
James said:
Perhaps some of the more experienced English PPers can help with this one - not sure if any legspinners apart from Warne have done particularly well in English conditions.
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Mushtaq Ahmed- excellent for Pakistan and also in County Cricket for Somerset and Sussex.
 
Mason Crane seems a better prospect. I hope he doesn't get the treatment Adil has.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's quiz time between <a href="https://twitter.com/MoeenAli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoeenAli</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AdilRashid03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdilRashid03</a> - this is why we love them!<br><br>"How's it Hillary bro!?" &#55357;&#56834; <a href="https://t.co/VJ8VivLrCg">pic.twitter.com/VJ8VivLrCg</a></p>— England Cricket (@englandcricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/955410336408055808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a></blockquote>
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More chance of being the BBC Political Correspondent than a first choice test spinner.
 
Should have played all five Ashes tests instead of Moeen.
 
James said:
Perhaps some of the more experienced English PPers can help with this one - not sure if any legspinners apart from Warne have done particularly well in English conditions.
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Well, there weren't any really. Abdul Qadir didn't do much here. Trevor Hohns did OK IIRC, but his batters were piling up so many runs he had freedom to attack.
 
Just doesnt have the control for tests. He lengths are either too full or too short and a captain cant set fields. He needs to go back to basics which means a fiercely spun leg break pitching on or around off and middle on a good length.
 
Abdullah719 said:
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's quiz time between <a href="https://twitter.com/MoeenAli?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoeenAli</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AdilRashid03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AdilRashid03</a> - this is why we love them!<br><br>"How's it Hillary bro!?" �� <a href="https://t.co/VJ8VivLrCg">pic.twitter.com/VJ8VivLrCg</a></p>— England Cricket (@englandcricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/955410336408055808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION] :))
 
It is sad that Rashid didn't even get a go in the home summer. He should have been there for at least a few games, against both SA and WI. He has bowled well in hard away tours and is part of the international set up anyway, yet the ECB are picking anyone BUT him. Same goes for Plunkett.
 
A leg spinner has to be bang on target in longer format. I have seen enough of Adil and even Ish Sodhi, they are quite inconsistent with their line and length.
 
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He would have gotten smashed and then you would say moeen should have played :ashwin
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He would have got hit, but would have taken some wickets too. There’s no point taking orthodox English fingerspin to Australia. Even Swann was reduced to a stock bowler there.
 
Surely he would have done better than Moeen with the ball in the Tests. Totally agree that Adil can leak runs and bowl some buffet balls however he bowls some wicket taking balls as well.
 
Moeen and Adil should start playing tests together. England should stop relying on Moeen to be their lead-spinner, he is not a specialist. No other all-rounder has been forced to be the main man with their weaker skill.

With Adil there to be the wicket-taking option, Moeen can concentrate on his match-changing batting and will also be able to play the role of second-spinner with less pressure.

England don't need more than four seamers in their side especially when all of them are carbon copies of each other. Anderson, Broad, Woakes, Stokes, Rashid and Moeen is a far more balanced attack than what England have recently been fielding.
 
He may go for runs but he is capable of picking up wickets. I d9nt think he is the worst opition .
 
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Moeen and Adil should start playing tests together. England should stop relying on Moeen to be their lead-spinner, he is not a specialist. No other all-rounder has been forced to be the main man with their weaker skill.
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Carl Hooper was.
 
Given Moeen’s bowling has been a bit shaky of late I’m surprised Adil has gone down this route because a good start to the first class season could have seen him recalled.

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England all-rounder Adil Rashid will only play white-ball cricket for Yorkshire during the 2018 season.

The club are re-negotiating the leg-spinner's contract, although the 29-year-old's situation will be reviewed in the autumn.

Rashid, a regular in England's one-day international and T20 sides, made the most recent of his 10 Test appearances against India in December 2016.

"It's for this season coming and to see how it goes," he told the club website.

"At this moment in my career, I just feel that white-ball cricket is where I am best and where I feel I can develop and offer a lot more.

"It's not me saying I'm finished from red ball. It's just this summer I'm going to concentrate on white ball and see where that takes me. England and Trevor Bayliss were happy with the decision I made and are backing me fully."

Rashid, who turns 30 on Saturday, has played 59 one-day internationals and 27 T20s for England and is a member of the squad for the ongoing T20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand.

Yorkshire are "firmly in favour" of Rashid also playing red-ball cricket, but director of cricket Martyn Moxon said they would respect his decision to focus on the shorter forms of the game.

"He explained he wanted to concentrate on becoming the best white-ball cricketer he could possibly be," said Moxon.

"From my point of view it's disappointing because I think Adil has got the ability to play in all three formats, not only at county level, but also at international level."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43072627
 
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Yes yes, avoid Red ball cricket till Indians leave the country after touring. Good plan. :ashwin
 
Rashid shelves first-class cricket for white-ball deal

I think it is the right call for him. Article on CI. This small trickle of players slowly giving up on FC cricket will gather force in the coming decade. Rashid is giving up FC for an year, but looking at his lack of success in Tests relative to LOIs and his age, i don't see him coming back to FC full time anytime soon..
 
This is only for one year and with the WC in mind. It makes a lot of sense for him to do this, given that he can become a star for England by performing well next year and can get back into the FC circuit next year.

He's not even 30 years old yet. Can easily play for another five years.
 
Unfortunately, I don't think he has the support of Joe Root - at Yorks or for England. Which is a shame, because he is a much better option than Crane. If he had that, pretty sure he would not have gone down this road.

Would question Root though. Adil is someone who is worth backing, given the paucity of England's other options. Especially considering he has put his neck on the line for Gary Ballance. But I suppose Ballance was there just so he would have his mate on tour...
 
Rashid has 'wasted his talent' in Tests: coach

Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale believes Adil Rashid would likely be playing Test cricket this week if the leg-spinner hadn't turned his back on the longest form of the game to focus on the World Cup.

In February, Rashid made the shock decision to turn down a red-ball contract with Yorkshire for this season in order to prioritise white-ball cricket, adding he would consider a return to first-class ranks next year.

Last week, uncapped 20-year-old Dom Bess earned a shock maiden Test call-up as England selectors were forced to look beyond injured incumbent Jack Leach as well as Mason Crane, Liam Dawson (both injured) and allrounder Moeen Ali, who was dropped during the winter.

And Gale says Rashid, who took 38 wickets in 10 Tests in 2015-16 and is England's premier spinner in both ODI and T20 cricket, would have got picked ahead of Bess had he still been playing red-ball cricket.

"My only frustration with Rash is that I look at Dom Bess getting picked for England and see the way Rash bowls," Gale told The Yorkshire Post ahead of the first Test against Pakistan, starting on Thursday.

"It doesn't matter whether it's a white or red ball, it's still round.

"There is no way he should not be playing Test cricket for England, and that's a frustration. I think he's wasted his talent in that respect."

The lack of a clear frontline Test spinner in England did lead former Test captain Michael Vaughan to question Rashid's decision earlier this year.

"He could have started the (first-class) season with lots of wickets," Vaughan wrote in The Telegraph, adding the decision was "unselfish" as it would allow younger spinners a chance at first-class level.

"England's spin department is pretty thin and in a couple of months' time they could be crying out for someone like Rashid.

"He could have taken a couple of five-fors and got back in the Test side against India. England are touring West Indies and Sri Lanka this winter, good opportunities for a spinner. But Rashid has given that up aged only 29. Strange."

Having missed the start of the county season due to his red-ball absence, Rashid returned to action in Yorkshire's opening one-day cup game last Friday and picked up 4-47 against Durham.

The 30-year-old last week conceded he could have earned an England recall for the upcoming Pakistan series if he hadn't put red-ball cricket on hold, but said he stuck by his decision.

"That could have happened, of course, but it's not something I've thought about," said Rashid. "I made the decision some time ago and those kind of things will always happen.

"It was just what I felt was the right thing to do because it would have been easy for me to carry on, go through the motions and let nobody know. I didn't really feel my heart was in it. Rather than that I had to tell Yorkshire.

"I was thinking about it for probably a couple of months before making the decision. I'm 100 per cent happy."

Rashid is sure to play a major role in England's white-ball series against Australia and India this summer as the world's No.1 ODI builds towards a World Cup on home soil next year.

"His white-ball cricket, he's up there as one of the best in the world," Gale said. "He's a massive player for us.

"You can see just how difficult he is to face. They just can't pick his googly. He's a fantastic performer."

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/adi...bess-yorkshire-white-ball-contract/2018-05-22
 
Much more potent a spinner than Moeen, and while not as good with the bat, certainly good enough to be a test 8, who takes more wickets...
 
Adil Rashid set for recall to England Test team after one-day heroics

Trevor Bayliss has indicated Adil Rashid is in line for a Test recall for the series against India despite the fact the leg-spinner opted out of playing red-ball cricket .

The England head coach was glowing in his praise of Rashid after he starred in the , the highlight of which was an outrageous delivery that bowled Virat Kohli in the deciding match at Headingley on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old made the last of his 10 Test appearances against India in Chennai in December 2016 and had seemingly abandoned his ambitions to play any more when he signed a white-ball-only contract with Yorkshire at the start of the summer.

Speaking the immediate aftermath of England’s win at Headingley, Rashid indicated he would reconsider that stance, saying: “At this moment in time I’m just concentrating on white-ball cricket. But in the meantime if something comes about I’ll be happy.”

Bayliss has said chief selector Ed Smith, who picked Jos Buttler based purely on white-ball form for the first Test series of the summer against Pakistan, is likely to have a conversation with Rashid to gauge his appetite for a return – potentially for the first Test at Edgbaston starting on 1 August.

“That’s a decision Adil’s got to make,” said Bayliss. “I’m not sure whether Ed Smith’s had a chat with him or not. Could he get picked in the Test team on white-ball form? It’s already happened once this year. I’m sure he’ll be up for discussion, definitely.

“This year is probably the best we’ve seen him bowl. His control and his consistency has been top class.”

Bayliss confirmed Ben Stokes will play in the first Test against India despite fears he could be distracted by his impending court case.

The all-rounder will miss the second match of the series at Lord’s as it clashes with his trial at Bristol Crown Court on a charge of affray.

Given the scheduled conclusion of the Edgbaston Test is just a day before the trial starts it would be understandable if England decided to overlook Stokes.

However, Bayliss said: “Ben’s the all-round package and just lifts everyone. Look, it’s not the best situation not having him there for Lord’s but we want him available for as many games as possible.”

Meanwhile, England have confirmed a schedule for next summer that includes an historic four-day first Test against Ireland.

The four-day contest at Lord’s, starting on 24 July, will be England’s first Test scheduled to last fewer than five days since 1971.

Ireland, who gained Test status last year and lost their first match against Pakistan in May, will act as an Ashes warm-up for England.

That series against Australia, the first to be played as part of the new ICC Test Championship, will start at Edgbaston on 1 August, with further Tests at Lord’s, Headingley, Old Trafford and The Oval.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/19/england-ireland-four-day-test-2019-ashes-cricket
 
He should get a run in the test team. He can pick up wickets but needs to improve his control.
 
If he even makes the team, he will be humiliated by India. Which he should be, because he is a horrible, horrible bowler. But it is not his fault he was selected - the selectors have put their heads on the chopping block and they deserve the consequences flowing from his inevitable failure.
 
People on this thread are really underrating Adil. He is a vastly different bowler than he was the last he played test cricket. He is by no means world-class but for England standards he is one of the best they've got. The likes of Dom Mess and Mason Crane will be smashed to the dust by India
 
Well he is back.

Really interesting sub-plot here.

Not only in terms of the reaction that his bowling will get from the fans, the writers and commentators, and his teammates - but also in regards to when / how he is deployed by Root and the extent to which Root trusts him to deliver.
 
YORKSHIRE boss Martyn Moxon has spelled out the situation concerning Adil Rashid’s contract talks after tying up fellow leg-spinner Josh Poysden on a three-year deal.

Moxon has revealed that Yorkshire’s latest offer to Rashid does include the provision for him to play red-ball cricket again for the club – something that he has declined to do all summer, with national selector Ed Smith having recently stated that Rashid must have a red-ball deal to be considered for Test cricket from next year.

Moxon also disclosed that England pace bowler Liam Plunkett, who is set to return after a hip injury for the vital T20 double-header at Northants tonight and at home to Notts tomorrow, as the club seek to book their quarter-final place, has requested not to be considered for County Championship cricket again this season.

Yorkshire have acquiesced, with Plunkett on his way to Surrey at the end of the summer, and the club stress that the relationship between themselves and the player is amicable.

Plunkett will continue to be available for the rest of a T20 campaign which Yorkshire hope will end at Finals Day next month, although they will probably need to win their last two group games to reach the last eight.

After signing Poysden initially on loan for the rest of the season, with the 27-year-old having effectively filled in for Rashid on a one-match loan against Lancashire at Old Trafford last month, director of cricket Moxon clarified the state of play regarding his premier spinner.

“The situation regarding Adil is basically this… we’ve made an offer to him to play white and red-ball cricket for 2019. He is assessing it with his agent, and we’re waiting for them to come back to us,” he said.

“Obviously, in terms of the offer, we’ve had to minimise the risk to the club given that it’s a very uncertain situation (regarding Rashid’s red-ball intentions).

“But we want him to stay, and the communication process is ongoing.”

By signing Poysden, who was required to bowl only seven overs at Old Trafford (1-37), Yorkshire have recruited a promising player somewhat consigned to the background at Warwickshire by the presence of the outstanding New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel.

They are also effectively covering all bases pending Rashid’s decision and strengthening a spin department that they have long been keen to bolster.

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Forget Jofra Archer’s searing pace or England’s blitzing batsman, Adil Rashid believes he and fellow spin twin Moeen Ali hold the key to the hosts' World Cup dreams.

England arrive for their latest bid to claim a maiden ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup as the favourites, thanks to their status as the top-ranked ODI side in the world.

Since 2015, they have won 15 of 19 ODI series and Rashid has played a major part in that impressive run - indeed no other bowler has taken more than his 129 ODI wickets since the 2015 World Cup.

But England’s new pin-up boy Archer is the talk of the town, while India captain Virat Kohli hyped up the prospect of the hosts becoming the first side to score 500 runs in an innings.

“The spinners try to work hard and help each other, and we are always looking to develop and get better,” said Rashid.

“We are working on our games and we want to win games for England. I think in this World Cup, the spinners can be the ones who do that.

“I am excited, it should be good fun. All the team and squad are really looking forward to it so if we can keep calm then everything should fall into place.

“Mo and I are very close, we both know each other’s bowling very well. We can win games for England and so we share that excitement.”

Rashid’s rise has almost been as sharp as England’s. It is almost ten years since he made his ODI debut but he struggled to hold down a place consistently and missed the 2015 World Cup.

The leg-spinner’s talent has never been questioned since he first emerged for Yorkshire in 2006 but he admits it has taken him longer than expected to fully mature.

However, now he has, he insists there is still so much more to come.

“It is ten years and it feels like a long time. Over the past four years, the experience I have built up has shown,” he added.

“I have developed quicker and I have allowed myself to become better.

“When I was younger, my focus was not quite what it is now. You live and learn and it’s in these last few years where I feel like I have realised my potential.

“Hopefully that shows here and I have got another ten years left in me.”
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adil Rashid pictured helping victims of the recent earthquake in Kashmir. In Mirpur, he donated relief packages and also distributed hygiene kits in the vilkage of Sang Kikri <a href="https://t.co/ox1DrgZUid">pic.twitter.com/ox1DrgZUid</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1181109337047097344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Well he is back.

Really interesting sub-plot here.

Not only in terms of the reaction that his bowling will get from the fans, the writers and commentators, and his teammates - but also in regards to when / how he is deployed by Root and the extent to which Root trusts him to deliver.
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A year on, and he has slipped down the taxi rank in tests. Probably third after the quietly impressive Leach and the out-of-favour Moeen. He might get back in for a Subcontinent tour.
 
Adil Rashid can still make Test return: England selector Ed Smith

England’s national selector Ed Smith on Tuesday said that England believes that leg-spinner Adil Rashid still “aspires” to be a Test bowler.

The 32-year-old leg-spinner last played the most recent of his 19 Tests in January of last year and he has not featured for Yorkshire in the first-class County Championship during the past two seasons.

Earlier this year he signed a white-ball only contract with Yorkshire and so is not featuring in the Bob Willis Trophy, the replacement competition for the Championship in a season disrupted by COVID-19.

Rashid, however, was a key member of England´s World Cup-winning side last year and is their top-ranked Twenty20 bowler.

Although his 60 Test wickets have come at an expensive average of nearly 40 apiece, Smith would like to see him prove his fitness following a shoulder injury and make a challenge for a place in England´s red-ball set-up, with none of his current spin rivals having nailed down a position in Joe Root´s team.

“Adil´s still coming back from a reasonably serious injury,” Smith told reporters on Tuesday after Rashid was included in England´s Twenty20 squad for an upcoming three-match series against Pakistan at Old Trafford.

“He´s still working on that physical side, but in the long term I think Adil still has aspirations to play for England in all forms.”

Former England batsman Smith added: “His form is really good in white-ball cricket. We´ve all seen the skill and the mastery that he´s displaying at the moment in that form and we´ll work closely with Adil and with Yorkshire in the future to see if he´s ready to play four-day and five-day cricket.

“There is a jump required. There´s a difference between bowling 10 overs and bowling 100 overs or whatever a very heavy workload would be in a two or three-game spell in four-day cricket.

“But the main thing with Adil is he´s made really good strides and he´s developed really well in recovery from that injury.”

https://www.brecorder.com/news/4001...ll-make-test-return-england-selector-ed-smith
 
403 international wickets ☝️
ODI and T20 World Cup winner 🏆

No other Englishman has taken more wickets in white-ball internationals than Adil Rashid, who is 37 today ✨

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Champions bowler.

this CT could be his last ICC tournament or not?
 
Adil Rashid is still the best spinner that England has showcased in the past 10 years. He is still at the top of his trade. Very good bowler to backup their express pacers.
 
Former cricket legends Wasim Akram and Sunil Gavaskar shared a fun and lighthearted moment about Rashid’s first-class batting credentials:

“Whenever I come into the commentary box, the stats guy keeps reminding me that Adil Rashid has 10 first-class hundreds. I’m sorry, Adil, but you didn’t look like a guy with 10 hundreds tonight,"

“If he’s batting at No.9, how can he get a hundred? He should be opening the batting. Someone should tell England’s management—he has 10 centuries, he should be their opener!,"
 
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