A famous and the rising cricketer from Afghanistan is Rashid Khan. Rashid came into limelight when he is was unexpectedly in the Indian Premier League 2017 auction, attracted a bid of Rs. 4 Crore by the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Rashid Khan was just 19 years old at that time and he is the second cricketer from Afghanistan who got to play in the Wolrd’s biggest T20 tournament. When he was just 17 years old, he became the youngest cricketer to play in the Twenty20 International.

Rashid Khan is also known as Afghanistan’s Afridi. He is the best leg-spinner that really bowls excellently. He has taken wickets of the big players like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and AB de Villiers in IPL 2018.

It is said that when Rashid Khan bowls, he creates a pressure on the batsman through his amazing leg spins and googlies. He made batting difficult for most of the batsman on the field. Once Ben Cutting has said that Rashid Khan is the best bowler in the world.

Rashid Khan’s favorite cricketer is Shahid Afridi as a bowler and Virat Kohli as a batsman. He idolizes Afridi when it comes to bowling and that can be seen in his bowling. When it comes to batting, his idol is Indian Skipper Virat Kohli.

Rashid Khan is improving his skills with the bat too. He has also played MS Dhoni’s helicopter shot perfectly on some occasions. Rashid Khan has done a lot of hard work for the Afghanistan Cricket Team. He is one of the premier players of Afghanistan Cricket Team.

To know more about him, one can read Rashid Khan Biography which tells about his early life, his beginning in international cricket, his rise in Indian Premier League and other T20 leagues, records held by him and much more.

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