Adil Rashid epitomises England's unique dynasty in white-ball cricket

Adil Rashid must have jumped on top of at least half-a-dozen of his teammates before his own kids did the same to him. They included everyone from Chris Jordan to Mark Wood. At one point he even ran halfway across the ground to give Eoin Morgan a bearhug from the back as his former captain was busy conducting a sideline interview. And few could have matched his energy or enthusiasm during the traditional raising of the trophy festivities after England had won their second T20 World Cup.

Rashid, though still only 34, has seen it all, after all. He was around long before England reached their 'get busy living or get busy dying' moment in white-ball cricket back in 2015. He was around long before England even realised that they had been left behind by literally every other team in white-ball cricket. He was around long before England even imagined that someday they would create their own dynasty in white-ball cricket. He was around before Morgan even became a regular member of the England team.

It's in fact quite revealing how much has changed when you look at some of the narratives around England cricket back when Rashid broke on to the scene at 21 in the months leading to the 2009 World T20, as the World Cup was called then. The common lament in that period was something along the lines of the English not "taking the game by the scruff of the neck and winning matches". Not anymore can you ever accuse contemporary England white-ball teams of not taking the game by the scruff of the neck. If anything, that's how they start and end every contest they're a part of these days, with a vengeance too.

Rashid's unabashed and rather endearing reactions following his team's