Yousef Majid: From Left-Arm Seamer to Surrey Spinner | Inside The Grid

This week I sat down with Yousef Majid , Surrey spinner who's taken an unconventional path from left-arm seamer to off-spin bowler. We talked about his journey from watching his dad play club cricket to making his T20 and Championship debuts for Surrey, the mental shift that changed everything, and why focusing less on proving people wrong and more on enjoying the game has been crucial to his development. Yousef opened up about being rejected by Surrey's academy at 15, how that fueled his determination to prove them wrong, and the role his Cranley coach played in completely transforming him from a pace bowler who once broke someone's toe at age nine to becoming a professional spinner. He shares honest insights about dealing with the yips on his T20 debut at Taunton, managing the pressure of playing for England's most successful county, and learning from international stars in Surrey's dressing room. From balancing Ramadan with professional cricket to recovering from back-to-back hamstring injuries that nearly broke him mentally, this is a raw conversation about resilience, faith, and finding perspective in professional sport. Yousef discusses the importance of switching off from cricket, why consistency is the most boring but crucial aspect of spin bowling, and his ambitions to break into regular first-team cricket and eventually play internationally. Subscribe for more weekly conversations with top athletes - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCoachingGrid Follow The Coaching Grid on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/thecoachinggrid?igsh=ZTFzYWNjeWtlMzNw&utm_source=qr Follow The Coaching Grid on TikTok here - https://www.tiktok.com/@thecoachinggrid?_t=ZN-8zoARyAGyaE&_r=1 Follow George on LinkedIn here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-ealham-555815247