Adil Rashid is hoping to put the lessons learnt on his pilgrimage to Mecca to fire England towards T20 World Cup glory this winter.
The 34-year-old leggie was given special dispensation by the ECB and Yorkshire CCC to fulfil one of the five pillars of Islam during a busy summer of cricket. It meant he missed out on T20 Blast matches for his county as well as both white ball series against India earlier this month, while he travelled to Saudi Arabia for his spiritual fulfilment.
He has now returned to the fold with teammates asking plenty of questions about his Islamic tradition and how he coped with the searing heat that topped 40 degrees. He has found that a few things have changed too with a new captain in Jos Buttler as they start their build up towards his 4th T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
