England veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid said on Saturday that he was not disappointed to miss out on an IPL contract as he did not expect to be selected in the first place due to a large number of tweakers in the league. Despite his good performance internationally in recent years, Rashid has never attracted the attention of IPL franchises, and the same happened in the final auction.
Rashid said on the eve of the second T20 International, “I wouldn’t say disappointing, obviously there are a lot of spinners out there, India has also got their own local spinners, so I wasn’t really expecting to take my selfie.” ” Against India.
The 33-year-old said, “It would be nice to get these deals but as I said, with these tournaments, you put your name forward and hope that a team will pick you up … that’s what works with the IPL or anyone else.” Contests. ”
England’s move to open the bowling with Rashid worked wonders for him in the first T20I as he not only started with two runs but came back to dismiss India captain Virat Kohli for the duck, which the hosts Pushed the team to the back foot. England won the match by eight wickets.
“Bowling with the new ball is new to me now (they did it a decade ago in Yorkshire and Australia), something I had been working on for the last few days.
“Hope I can move forward with this situation, whether it is the first six (overs), middle or back, I always want to develop and work hard.
He said, “That’s something I’m doing in the nets. Bowling the batsmen with a new ball, if I need to, I’m really focused on every part of the game. Rashid since recovering from a shoulder injury. Are focusing on limited overs cricket. ” .
According to him, he is not yet ready for the rigging of Test cricket, where one needs to be spellbound for a long time.
“Test cricket or the Ashes haven’t really crossed my mind. There is a World Cup and a lot of cricket before that. Let’s see how it happens. I am focusing on white ball cricket at the moment.”
With host India, England will start this year’s T20 World Cup as one of the favorites.
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“We fully believe in ourselves, we have to stick to our strengths, develop and keep working on our game, and we should give it a chance.”
England lead 1-0 in the five-match T20 series against India and the second match is scheduled to be played on Sunday.
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