Adil Rashid hailed the influence of Mushtaq Ahmed as he prepared to face Australia in the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day series.
Adil Rashid hailed the influence of Mushtaq Ahmed as he prepared to face Australia in the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day series.
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Adil Rashid (right) and Paul Collingwood during World Twenty20 in June. pic/afp |
Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid, 21, is regarded as one of English cricket's brightest prospects. He made his international debut during June's World Twenty20 in England, taking three wickets in four matches.
He is now set to feature Sunday in the first of two Twenty20s against Australia here at Old Trafford and Rashid said working with the former Pakistan leg-break bowler Mushtaq Ahmed, now the England spin bowling coach after several successful seasons with county side Sussex, had been a big factor in his development.
"Mushtaq Ahmed has been a good to help to me in that as a spin bowling coach," Rashid said. "I learnt about how to bowl to different batsmen, field placing, what pace to bowl and how to set a batsman up."
Reflecting on his World Twenty20 experience, Rashid said: "I learnt quite a bit playing with the likes of KP (Kevin Pietersen), all these big names and obviously from (England coach) Andy Flower.
"There's a bit of nerves at the start but once you bowl your first over, you settle down, feel a bit more relaxed and it was quite good."
