Rashid Khan, the Gujarat Titans superstar leg spinner made a bold prediction about the 21-year-old youngster Ravi Bishnoi in his international career. The Gujarat Titans reached the final in their maiden Indian Premier League season this year, as they defeated Rajasthan Royals in the Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2022 season earlier this week.
Incidentally, the Gujarat Titans will have a rematch with the Rajasthan Royals for the title clash on May 29 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It has been a stellar season for GT, who also finished at the top of the points table with 10 wins in fourteen games.
Throughout the season, the side’s leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been one of their star performers; not only with the ball but also with the bat. Rashid Khan has taken 18 wickets in 15 innings in the tournament so far, and also a match-winning knock of 40 off just 22 balls in the game against CSK, in addition to important cameos. In 44 balls, Rashid Khan has scored 91 runs in the season so far at a staggering strike rate of 206.82.
Rashid Khan Predicts Spinner Ravi Bishnoi Will Be A Big Star For India In The Forthcoming Years
Naturally, Rashid Khan is one of the leading figures in the Gujarat Titans squad; but it’s not only the youngsters at the Gujarat Titans who want to take a leaf out of his book. Lucknow Super Giants Indian spin bowler Ravi Bishnoi is also one of the bowlers who has talked to Rashid Khan “quite a few times,” and the Afghanistan bowler believes that the 21-year-old could be a “big star for India.”
“Bishnoi is a young talent. I’ve talked to him quite a few times. In the upcoming years, he will be a big star for India. If he trusts his skills and continues to back them up, he will definitely be a big bowler for India,” Rashid Khan said.
Ravi Bishnoi was one of the draft picks for Lucknow Super Giants before IPL 2022 mega auctions. At 21 years of age, Ravi Bishnoi has been an exciting prospect in IPL and his impressive show in the last two seasons has handed him an opportunity in the Indian squad as well.
He has picked 13 scalps in 14 games in IPL 2022 averaging 35.08 at an economy rate of 8.44. He has also picked 4 scalps in as many T20Is averaging 27 which came at an economy of 6.75 after debuting in 2022 against the West Indies. In IPL, he has 37 scalps from as many games averaging 28.7 playing for Punjab Kings and Lucknow.
Rashid Khan Praised The Best Indian Leg Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal
The leg-spinner also talked in detail about former RCB spinner Yuzvendra Chahal during the conversation, insisting that he is one of the best leggies going around.
“Definitely, the way he performed for RCB and India, he is the best spinner. He bowled the tough overs for India and RCB, which is very difficult. He has played most of the matches in Bangalore, which is a smaller ground, and he showed his skills brilliantly,” said Rashid.
Yuzvendra Chahal, the current Purple Cap holder is leading the IPL 2022 wicket-takers charts with 26 wickets in 16 matches. The leg-spinner was picked for Rs. 6.5 crores by Rajasthan Royals during the IPL 2022 auction.
The leg spinner was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore last season. He scalped 18 wickets in 15 games in IPL 2021. He has picked 26 scalps in only 16 games averaging only 19.5 which came at an economy rate of only 7.92.
Yuzvendra Chahal is the only RCB bowler to claim more than 100 IPL wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal has featured in 113 IPL games for his former franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore, claiming 139 wickets at an excellent average of 22.04 and an economy rate of 7.58.