When Afghanistan takes the field in the upcoming 2019 World Cup, Rashid Khan will be their biggest weapon to pose a threat to the opposition. He has been simply phenomenal with the ball in the hand and has taken Afghanistan cricket to a whole new level together. While the 20-year-old will be playing his first 50 overs World Cup, it will be the 2nd World Cup ever for Afghanistan who has improved by leaps and bounds in the recent past.
He has been the most important bower for any team he plays for. It was Rashid Khan who brought Sunrisers Hyderabad back into the eliminator clash against the Delhi Capitals courtesy some brilliant bowling by Rashid Khan. He will surely look to make a memorable journey for him in the upcoming World Cup which is slated to be played in England and Wales from 30th May.
Rashid Khan is currently the top-ranked bowler in T20I’s while he is also the top-ranked all-rounder in ODI’s and the 3rd ranked bowler in ODI’s. During an interview with the Sportstar, Rashid Khan revealed numerous aspects of Afghanistan cricket.
Meanwhile, Rashid Khan is also the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in ODI’s. He took just 44 matches to achieve the feat. Rashid was further asked how he feels when bowling to Virat Kohli in the IPL and how a spinner should adjust to English conditions. Rashid Khan has dismissed Virat Kohli twice in the IPL.
“There is no shot that he [Kohli] can’t play and I haven’t seen a weak point as such. He has been the most consistent batsman in the last few years. Being a spinner, I just need to ensure that every delivery is a good one, that’s the only plan you can have against him,” Rashid was quoted as saying in the interview.
Meanwhile, Rashid Khan further expressed his excitement and said that Afghanistan will surely look to make the World Cup count. The Afghans made their 2015 World Cup debut and only managed to beat Zimbabwe in the qualifier stage while defeating Scotland in the group stage.