For no fault of his, after the Lord's Test against India, England spinner Adil Rashid found himself part of an infamous club in Test cricket. He became the 14th player to complete a Test match without batting, bowling or being part of a dismissal on the field during the match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement.
England thrashed India by an innings and 159 runs in the second match of the five-Test series, to take a 2-0 lead.
With overcast conditions aiding the fast bowlers, England's four-pronged pace attack comprising James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran did the job in both the innings.
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Put into bat, India were bowled out for 107 in just 35.2 overs in the first innings. England made 396/7 before captain Joe Root declared the innings, with Rashid slated to come in next to bat.
In India's second innings, the pace attack demolished the Indian batting line-up in 47 overs.
Almost all the Indian batsmen were bowled, trapped lbw or caught behind the stumps, and so, Rashid, who mostly fielded in the outfield, didn't have any role in the dismissals.
Thirteen players before him have made this dubious record in 2,315 Test matches over the years. It was another England player who last pulled of this 'feat', and it was at the same venue. When England hosted Bangladesh in May 2005, off-spinner Gareth Batty didn't need to bowl at all as the visitors were dismissed for 108 and 159. England scored 528/3 before declaring their only innings.
Interestingly, Rashid's selection to the Test team for the series against India was subject to much controversy. The off-spinner had excused himself from red-ball cricket at his club Yorkshire to focus on limited overs format. Consequently, his selection to the national team was criticised by the club and former skipper Michael Vaughan.
Rashid, however, played a couple of important knocks down the order in both the innings in the first Test at Edgbaston, which England won by 31 runs. He made 13 and 16 runs, and also took three wickets in the match.
(With agency inputs)