Adil Rashid has backed fellow England spin bowler Shoaib Bashir to bounce again from his Ashes disappointment as he embarks on a brand new stage of his profession with Derbyshire, urging him to “keep working on his craft”.
Bashir had been England’s No 1 sluggish bowler in Take a look at cricket since 2024 however missed the second half of final yr’s dwelling Take a look at sequence in opposition to India after sustaining a fractured finger.
The 22-year-old was chosen within the Ashes squad however didn’t play a Take a look at in Australia with off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks that includes in 4 matches of the thumping 4-1 defeat.
Bashir has since joined Derbyshire on a two-year deal after being launched by Somerset and can look to press for an England recall forward of the house sequence in opposition to New Zealand in June.
Rashid: Robust for spin bowlers in England early season
Rashid, England’s main white-ball spinner who’s presently getting ready for the T20 World Cup from February 7, dwell on Sky Sports activities, mentioned of Bashir: “That occurs in Take a look at cricket.
“You go abroad and you are not picked for a sport. Different gamers have gone away and never performed a sport, so he is in that very same boat the place he did not get a possibility.
“I’m sure he’ll go back and keep working hard and be ready for the next one.”
On the problem for red-ball spinners in England, Rashid added: “It’s always been that thing where we’re pretty unfortunate, I’d say, in England, especially in county cricket, where April, May, June can be more so for the seamers.
“The spinners can come on at times and bowl a number of overs right here and there. That clearly would not assist however I believe that is half and parcel of the sport.
“As a spinner, then you have to learn to say, ‘OK, first month and a half, I might not bowl much but I’m still working behind closed doors, I’m still working on my craft’.”
Adil Rashid took three wickets as England beat Sri Lanka within the first T20 worldwide on Friday
‘Dawson and I complement one another’
Leg-spinner Rashid bagged 3-19 on Friday as England beat Sri Lanka in a rain-affected first T20 at Pallekele, with the vacationers now seeking to wrap up a sequence win with a sport to spare with victory in Sunday’s second match on the identical venue (1.30pm UK).
Rashid and fellow spinner Liam Dawson ensured Sri Lanka misplaced wickets in 5 consecutive overs within the opening T20.
The Yorkshireman added: “Dawson sometimes bowls the hard overs early on, bowling in the powerplay.
“We complement one another pretty effectively and we speak to one another fairly a bit as effectively – what’s required, what he reckons.
“We’re spinners and good friends. We’ve got that relationship where we can discuss things, see something on the pitch. I give him info, he gives me info and it goes back and forth. So far, it’s gone well.”
Rashid on Liam Dawson (pictured): ‘We’re spinners and likewise good mates, so we have that relationship the place we are able to focus on issues, see one thing on the pitch’
England in Sri Lanka – outcomes and fixtures
All occasions UK and Eire
England’s T20 World Cup fixtures (first spherical)
All occasions UK and Eire; all video games dwell on Sky Sports activities
- vs Nepal (Sunday February 8) – Mumbai (9.30am)
- vs West Indies (Wednesday February 11) – Mumbai (1.30pm)
- vs Scotland (Saturday February 14) – Kolkata (9.30am)
- vs Italy (Monday February 16) – Kolkata (9.30am)
