LONDON
\nEngland off-spinner Shoaib Bashir has joined Derbyshire on a two-year deal, the County Championship club announced on Thursday.
\nBashir has moved to the Second Division side following the end of his contract with domestic rivals Somerset.
\nDespite being England\u2019s only frontline spinner in their Ashes squad, Bashir did not feature in a recent 4-1 series defeat despite team management repeatedly emphasising his suitability for Australian conditions in the build-up to the tour.
\nBashir stayed on the sidelines in Australia, with England preferring all-rounder Will Jacks in a bid to bolster their batting.
\nIt was an all-too familiar situation for Bashir, who had struggled for game time at southwest side Somerset behind left-arm spinner Jack Leach.
\nThe emergence of off-spinning all-rounder Archie Vaughan, the son of former England captain Michael Vaughan, at Somerset further restricted Bashir\u2019s chances at Taunton and led to him having brief loan spells with Worcestershire and Glamorgan in a bid to get more overs under his belt.
\nBut the 22-year-old is now looking to revive his career at Midlands county Derbyshire, where a team under the guidance of former South Africa, Australia and Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur narrowly missed out on promotion to the First Division last season.
\n\u201cDerbyshire have a really exciting project going on and working with Mickey Arthur, one of the best coaches in the world, is a great opportunity for any young player,\u201d said Bashir.
\n\u201cI\u2019m keen to play more red-ball cricket, continue my development in the white-ball formats and challenge for promotion with Derbyshire.\u201d
\nBashir has taken 68 wickets in 19 Tests since his debut in India in February 2024 and became the youngest England bowler to reach 50 dismissals in May last year.
\nHowever, he has not featured for England since breaking a finger on his non-bowling hand against India at Lord\u2019s in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir has joined Derbyshire on a two-year deal, the County Championship club announced on Thursday. Bashir has moved to the Second Division side following the end of his contract with domestic rivals Somerset. Despite being England\u2019s only frontline spinner in their Ashes squad, Bashir did not feature in a recent 4-1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-525890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n