While the ICC has introduced interim regulations to forbid the use of saliva on the ball, fast bowlers are the ones who will most likely be at a disadvantage due to their inability to impart shine on the ball.“As a bowler you just have to find ways around the saliva usage restriction,” Saqib said. It was also nice to spend some quality time with my family during the holy month of Ramadan, which is something I hadn’t done for a while.”Recently being named in the 30-man England training group ahead of the Test series against West Indies has given the 23-year-old some renewed hope for his international future.“The competition for places amongst the seam bowlers is very intense at the moment, with seven or eight guys fighting for three places in the starting XI,” Saqib said. Mahmood was risen up the pecking order of England’s white-ball quicks in recent times, but who is he and what’s his story?Mahmood is a 23-year-old right-arm quick who plays for Lancashire in county cricket. Saqib Mahmood (born 24 August 1977) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1999.
Saqib Mahmood is likely to play his first England game on home soil in their three-match ODI series against Ireland.
He made his international debut for the England cricket team in November 2019.
View saqib mahmood’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. However, it is in white-ball cricket that he has really shone; Mahmood has taken 51 wickets at 25.15 with three five-fors in List A cricket, while in 20 domestic T20s he’s taken 23 wickets with an economy rate of 8.31.Mahmood took just the one wicket in his only ODI to date against South Africa, as well as one in each of his three T20I appearances on England’s tour of New Zealand last winter.He is also due to play for Manchester Originals once The Hundred eventually gets under way.Mahmood got his first county gig in Lancashire’s under-14 side, working his way up through the age-group sides before being selected for the second XI. Saqib Mahmood (born 25 February 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club.He is a right-arm fast bowler, who bats right-handed. "Leaving was the right choice from a mental point of view"Get the latest news, recommended reading and offers sent to your inbox.I’ll be having a chat with him about [mankads], that’s the first thing I’ll do Saqib Mahmood is likely to play his first England game on home soil in their three-match ODI series against Ireland.That encounter kicks off almost immediately after the completion of the Test series against the West Indies, when all eyes will be on Eoin Morgan’s side for the first time this summer.
Saqib is clearly satisfied with the role of the ECB in this regard and feels that if the current policies continue, more players from Bame communities will climb the ladder.“The best players will get to the very top irrespective of their race,” Saqib said. Saqib has 7 jobs listed on their profile. When the time comes and he gets a run in an England side of one format or another, he has all the skills to prove his international credentials too.If you enjoyed this story, please share with your fellow cricket fans and team-matesGet the latest news, recommended reading and offers sent to your inbox. That encounter kicks off almost immediately after the completion of the Test series against the West Indies, when all eyes will be on Eoin Morgan’s side for the first time this summer. But hopefully there will be some guys who sweat a lot in the team and who can be relied on to shine the ball.”The sound of huge crowds will be missing.