England succeeded in discovering Bashir and bringing him out of relative obscurity. The first time Stokes saw him bowling for Somerset was via a clip on social media, which he then shared in his WhatsApp group with England Cricket Board Director Rob Key and head coach Brendon McCullum.
Shortly thereafter, Bashir entered the England squad with only a few first-class cricket appearances to his name. In 19 cricket matches, Bashir has taken 68 wickets at an average of 39. He has an economy rate of 3.78 and a strike rate of 61.7.
His delivery release point of 2.35 meters is the third highest recorded by a spinner, meaning it should grant him more of a slow spinner’s primary weapon: bounce.
However, there is more to it than just the spin of the ball, which may partly explain why Bashir did not appear during the “Ashes” cricket tour. According to CricViz, Bashir does not get as much deviation and turn compared to other spinners in Australia over the past five years, or even players of this type from all over the world.
His natural length may also be a factor. “Bashir has a natural length throughout his cricket career of about 4.67 meters, and he is most successful with deliveries in the length range between 4 and 5 meters, where he has an average of 25.9 and a strike rate of 48,” said CricViz analyst Srinivas Vijaykumar.
“Spinners in Australia over the last five years have averaged 31 in the 4 to 5-meter length range and enjoy the highest efficiency in the 5 to 6-meter length zone. When Bashir bowled shorter in the 5 to 6-meter range, his average rose to 45.4.”
“While globally at the same time, the performance of spinners almost mirrors Bashir’s general numbers, the disparity in efficiency in the 5 to 6-meter length range is not as massive as the efficiency Bashir possesses.”
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