Adil Rashid lauds ‘Team effort’ after clinching ODI series

Adil Rashid was one of the crucial elements for the Brits as they went ahead and clinched a win in the series against Bangladesh. The leg-spinner claimed four wickets in the final ODI as England went ahead and picked up an important win in the final ODI at Chittagong. In his blog post for Sky Sports, Adil Rashid went on to laud his team for the effort they put into the team’s cause.

Adil Rashid went on to reveal that Bangladesh is a very difficult team to play against in their own backyard and are becoming increasingly difficult to beat at home.

“Bangladesh is proving very tough opposition in their own conditions and it took a magnificent team effort to win the ODI series. I thought we played exceptionally well in the third ODI and, after losing in Dhaka showed our character and how clear and confident we are about what we want to achieve as a team.”

Speaking about his bowling exploits in recent times, Rashid said, “I’ve felt okay at times with my bowling without quite being at my best but over the three matches, I’ve found a way to take 10 wickets and feel in a good place going into the Test series.”

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The leggie also went on to laud the performances of Sam Billings and Ben Duckett. “Sam Billings came in for the final game and performed very well, as Ben Duckett and Jake Ball have also done in this series and all credit to them. It shows how good our squad is and how strong the domestic stuff back in England is too with the players that are coming through – the England Lions as well.”

Rashid also went on to speak about the Jos Buttler and Tamim Iqbal tussle. “A lot was made of the confrontation after Jos Buttler’s dismissal in the second one-dayer, but these things can happen – sometimes emotions get the better of players.

“Obviously, there was a review and Jos was given out but the way the Bangladeshis reacted to the decision did not look right to me and most of the lads. It looked like they were running towards Jos with an ‘in-your-face’ kind of attitude, which isn’t really called for in cricket,” Rashid added.

“If you get somebody out then you celebrate, but don’t go over the top. Emotions can sometimes run high and things were said but that is part of the game.”

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