Adil Rashid has said that as a British Asian coming through the ranks at Yorkshire, he had to be significantly better than his peers to get recognition.
Speaking in an episode of the ECB’s No Boundaries documentary series, the World Cup winner acknowledged that those around him told him he was unlikely to make it as a youngster because of the “history”.
“There were times growing up when you would doubt yourself and people would doubt you, [saying] ‘you’re not going to make it, it’s hard to get through the Yorkshire system,’ especially knowing the history, a lot of people said it’s hard work,” the leg-spinner said.
His decision not to turn out in a County Championship game against Lancashire, which came after his call-up, was openly criticised by the club’s management, and Rashid still hasn’t played for Yorkshire in first-class cricket since 2017, though he remains contracted as a white-ball player.
