Marcus Trescothick faces world No 1 T20I bowler Rashid Khan in a one-over challenge!
Tuesday 14 August 2018 08:47, UK
Former England opener and Sky Sports Cricket commentator Marcus Trescothick faced Afghanistan spinner and World No.1 T20I bowler Rashid Khan in a one-over challenge when we took our cameras to Sussex.
Click on the video above to see who came out on top, with Rashid having seven variations in his pocket to pick from and Trescothick batting on a green pitch with a 200m boundary and set a target of scoring six runs.
You can watch Rashid in action for Sussex on Tuesday night as the Sharks host Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast, live from 6pm on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event.
Before the contest took place, leg-spinner Rashid spoke with Sky Sports presenter Nick Knight about having watched videos of Somerset star Trescothick having not seen him play in his heyday.
Talking about his country's rapid rise over the past few years, with Afghanistan having qualified for next year's 10-team World Cup in England and gaining Test status, the 19-year-old believes 'natural talent' has helped him develop into one of the world's best bowlers.
"You can't dream about a two years that the team (Afghanistan) and I have had," he told Knight. "It has been very special and I am very proud of my country. It is natural talent that has brought me here. I believe in my skills."
Marking up his run, Rashid told Knight that he begins his first over of a spell by bowling a simple line and length before deciding what to do with the rest of the over.
After bowling a couple of balls of leg-spin, Rashid attempted the wrong 'un - being aware that Trescothick likes to sweep - only to be outfoxed by the 42-year-old, who could hear the bowler's comments through his earpiece!
"The noticeable difference between normal leg-spinners and what he is doing is his pace. The arm speed and the speed it's coming down at me, I'm not expecting it," said Trescothick.
Trescotick needed two runs off the last ball - find out above if he could get the Sussex Sharks bowler away...
Following the contest, Rashid explained to Knight and Trescothick that the speed of his delivery comes from using his fingers instead of his wrist to spin the ball - and gave some words of advice for young cricketers hoping to follow in his footsteps.
"Try to improve in your natural talent," he said. "Some players may be slower (than me) and they don't need to try and follow how other people are bowling.
"You don't need to copy anyone - the talent you have, you just have to work on that."
Catch Rashid in action from 6pm on Sky Sports Cricket (404) and Sky Sports Main Event (401).