Adil Rashid signs white-ball contract extension with Yorkshire

The England leg-spinner did not feature for the club in 2020, having spent his summer in England’s bio-secure bubble for limited-over series against Pakistan, Ireland and Australia

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Adil Rashid has signed a one-year contract extension with Yorkshire to play white-ball cricket for the county.

The England leg-spinner did not feature for the club in 2020, having spent his summer in England’s bio-secure bubble for limited-over series against Pakistan, Ireland and Australia.

He has not played a first-class match since his most recent Test appearance for England against West Indies in January 2019, but his form in the shortened summer led to suggestions that England might attempt to coax Rashid back into red-ball cricket.

Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon stated that he hoped the international schedule in 2021 might allow the leg-spinner, who took his 1,000th professional wicket in August, to turn out for the Headingley county.

“Obviously at this stage we don’t know how the fixture list is going to fall and how that will impact on his England commitments,” he said. “It’s always good to have him as a potential selection for us and hopefully he will play some games for us next season.

“He’s been at the top of his game this summer and put in some fantastic performances. He’s consistent now at international level. There’s a lot of good white-ball spinners around the world but he’s definitely one of the best.

“Any games that he is available for us, it will be great to have him as part of our team.”

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Rashid took his 1,000th professional wicket in August

Rashid added: “I’ve been at Yorkshire for such a long time; coming through the set up and playing from such a young age, so I’m thankful to Yorkshire for giving me the opportunity. For them to keep giving me contract extensions is a nice thing for myself and does mean a lot.

“You have your ups and downs in cricket, but this summer generally was okay for me from a cricketing perspective. I’m always trying to improve, trying to get better. Sometimes that happens and sometimes it doesn’t in terms of outcome. Hopefully now I can try my best to carry on my form to next year.

“It would be nice to be able to play in the Vitality Blast next year. I haven’t played for a while now because of Covid and being with England, but it would be nice to represent Yorkshire again next year and play in the T20 Blast.”

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