What would you get from an Asia-English born player in cricket? Well, it has only happened three times in the history of the sport. Fortunately for us, we have one right in our era. The best part is that he is one of the standout players for his country and has even helped them to a world cup this year. His name? Adil Rashid. Let us now see if we can discuss who he is, how he rose to prominence and how he has impacted cricket during his career. Let’s dig in.

Who is Rashid?

Born in Yorkshire, this player from England is roughly 31 years old. He has never left the confines of his environment as he still plays domestic cricket for Yorkshire and is popularly known as the leg spinner. He is reasonably tall for his duty as a bowler. His days playing for England can be traced to when he was first accepted into the under-19 team. In the year 2008, he would find his way into the Test series competitions for England. However, he would make his first debut for the Test series about seven years later when he was finally chosen to play Pakistan. The match took place in the UAE.

As earlier stated, he is the third person who shares the Yorkshire blood and from Asian to play international cricket. He is also the first person who has his origin from Pakistan and these other places to play the sport. It is an outstanding achievement. He also happens to come from a family that is very much interested in the sport and as a result, he is privileged to have his two brothers play alongside him in Amar and Haroon.

Early Talent

His talent in the game did not just grow overnight. He showed a lot of promise from when he was as little as fourteen years. By the time he was 17, he was already in the academy team for Yorkshire. He would go on to make a lot of appearances in 2006 for the second XI of the senior team in Yorkshire. As time went on, he became a shining light as he got only better and better. By the end of the 2007 season, he had taken many more wickets than any player born in Yorkshire has won that year. His great play won him a lot of rewards during that point. It was clearly a turning point for him.

After a brief spell out of the international team, he would recover his space in the team ahead of 2015 and remain there. With that, he played a match in the world cup and managed to play 150 matches for his country. That was quite a memorable experience for him.

Conclusion

With 31 years, he surely still has some energy left in his belt. You can be sure that his country would want him to keep up the good form and keep playing at a level where they can call on his services.