There is something very unfinished about Sussex's relationship with Rana - I have been saying so ever since we let him go ( I was probably one of the few who seriously wondered whether we should keep him over Mushy). His poor form once he left us was due in part to the fact that he mashed up his shoulder for us up at the Riverside - but it was also due to the fact that quite clearly here is a man who needs to feel at ease with his team and valued by his club in order to perform. No wonder it didn't really work at Yorkshire. It never really seems to work with Pakistan. It's the ethos of Sussex that he fits - no egos & no divas. I don't think he ever really left us in his heart & I think Yorkshire knew it.
There's one thing, though. If we are to have Rana back (and in case I haven't made this clear yet, I really, really hope it is confirmed soon) then can we have it in the contract that he sorts his hair out. What's with this? Rana doesn't need hair, least of all the transplanted kind. He fits into an established Sussex tradition of players who don't need hair to look good and play well. (If it's good enough for Jason Lewry then it's good enough for Rana.) Come on, now, Rana - you were the lovely Rana without hair and you can be the lovely Rana without hair once more. Embrace it.
Less is sometimes more
More is sometimes strange
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