by shankycricket » Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:37 pm
From what I saw of Rashid in the ODIs, he struck me as a typical modern day limited overs spinner who has got a great wrong'un but a very average stock delivery. Someone who feeds on the batsmen going after him, as opposed to Test cricket where you can sit back and wait for the inevitable loose ball every over. The likes of Sunil Narine, Ajantha Mendis and more pertinently being leggies, Imran Tahir and Amit Mishra are all spinners who have done well in limited overs cricket thanks to their variations but their lack of consistency and command over the stock ball has led to them being found wanting in Test cricket. I don't want to write off the guy before he has even played a Test but Rashid strikes me as someone along those lines. The two decent legspinners going around in Test cricket right now, Yasir Shah and Devendra Bishoo both rely primarily on their legbreak and have good discipline and control to bowl long spells.
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