Naeem signs new deal

It is good to see Yusuf bin Naeem has been signed to a new deal by Derbyshire, one that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2028 season.

Although the returns were perhaps not quite as he would have hoped, there was plenty of promise in the innings that he played this summer. Sometimes it is a case of looking beyond the runs scored and more at the way in which they are made. 

I don't think the player nor the coach probably see his future at the top of the order, but an opportunity arose and he has given it a good shot. Some of the strokes that he has played suggested a player well worthy of perseverance and he now has the chance to cement his place on the staff for the next few years. 

He seems to have been around for a long time, but he's only just out of his teens. 

I think there's a good player in there and I look forward to seeing his progress over the next couple of years - and hopefully beyond.