Shoulder Injury Rules Adil Rashid Out Of The Season
England spinner Adil Rashid has been sidelined for the domestic season due to a chronic shoulder issue, Yorkshire announced on Friday (August 9). Rashid underwent a scan on Tuesday and will now take a break to rehabilitate his shoulder injury under the watch of England’s medical team. Rashid’s last appearance came in the World Cup where he helped his country win its first-ever World Cup.
The news of Rashid’s shoulder injury was first made public when England’s World Cup squad was announced. Consequently, England had included Liam Dawson over Joe Denly in their squad. The injury was not that serious at that time as Rashid did not miss any game in the tournament. However, he had revealed that he needed an injection to manage the pain. Rashid had also said that bowling his variations in particular had hurt.
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Rashid is now hopeful of recovering in time for England’s T20I series in New Zealand in November. An ECB spokesman said that Rashid was suffering from chronic pain and said that the spinner would a six or seven week training will be enough.
“We believe intense rehabilitation and rest will be sufficient over the next six to seven weeks. He might need further treatment ahead of the winter if this persists. That will be decided in due course,” the spokesperson said.
Rashid, on the other hand, said that he wanted to play for Yorkshire after the World Cup glory. He said that he has suffered a shoulder injury for the first time in his career that has now spanned over a decade.
“The aim was to come back after the World Cup and play for Yorkshire,” Rashid said. “I enjoy playing for Yorkshire, but it just wasn’t meant to be. I’ve had a shoulder problem for a little while and I got through the World Cup with an injection. Obviously, as time has gone on the injection has worn out and, after the World Cup, I started feeling a bit of a pinch in my shoulder.
“These things can happen and fortunately it hasn’t happened to me earlier than it has. I’ve played 13-14 years of professional cricket and this is the first time I’ve suffered an injury to my shoulder. I’m very confident, after being ruled out for the rest of the season, that I can get myself fully fit before we go away in the winter. I’ve got two months now to get myself fully fit and it’s as simple as that,” he added.
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