Leg-spinner Rashid inks all-format deal with Yorkshire
Monday - September 24, 2018 5:54 pm ,
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Leg-spinner Rashid inks all-format deal with Yorkshire
London Sep 24 (IANS) One month after making his Test comeback for the first time since 2016 leg-spinner Adil Rashid on Monday inked a one-year contract extension with his county side Yorkshire making himself available for all formats.
The 30-year-old had earlier re-negotiated his club contract at the start of the year making himself available for only white ball cricket.
But his recent recall to the English squad for the five-Test rubber against India which they won 4-1 and inclusion in the Test team that will tour Sri Lanka later this year had necessitated him to represent his club in all formats.
"There s been a lot of talk and speculation but Adil is a very valuable cricketer for us. Now he s in the Test team how much he ll be available for us next season is unclear " Yorkshire Director of Cricket Martyn Moxon said.
"But when he is available we d be delighted to have him and for him to be part of what would hopefully be a successful summer.
"For now it will just be for a year because it s still not clear what career path he s going to take. He s back in the Test team and continues to do well so we ll see where that takes us " he added.
Rashid has taken 500 First Class wickets till date. In all T20 cricket at international and domestic level he has taken 178 wickets and scored 677 runs. In the one-day arena he has returned 255 wickets and 1 584 runs.
Rashid made his Test debut in 2015 against Pakistan and has made 15 appearances in all to date.
--IANS tri/bg
The 30-year-old had earlier re-negotiated his club contract at the start of the year making himself available for only white ball cricket.
But his recent recall to the English squad for the five-Test rubber against India which they won 4-1 and inclusion in the Test team that will tour Sri Lanka later this year had necessitated him to represent his club in all formats.
"There s been a lot of talk and speculation but Adil is a very valuable cricketer for us. Now he s in the Test team how much he ll be available for us next season is unclear " Yorkshire Director of Cricket Martyn Moxon said.
"But when he is available we d be delighted to have him and for him to be part of what would hopefully be a successful summer.
"For now it will just be for a year because it s still not clear what career path he s going to take. He s back in the Test team and continues to do well so we ll see where that takes us " he added.
Rashid has taken 500 First Class wickets till date. In all T20 cricket at international and domestic level he has taken 178 wickets and scored 677 runs. In the one-day arena he has returned 255 wickets and 1 584 runs.
Rashid made his Test debut in 2015 against Pakistan and has made 15 appearances in all to date.
--IANS tri/bg
