RASHID KHAN: IPL 10 has found its ‘Superstar’ in teenage Afghanistan leg spinner, Rashid Khan. After being picked up in the auction by Sunrisers Hyderabad, defending champs no less, few would have expected for him to be chosen in the playing XI ahead of some superstar names.
Credit to Hyderabad, they obviously saw something in Rashid that not many had noticed and brought him straight into their playing XI. Being the costliest buy among uncapped players and the first Afghani to play in IPL, he never let that distract away from his game! Rashid has already taken more wickets (5) in his first eight overs of this season; more than Sunrisers Hyderbad’s leading spin wicket-takers last year: Deepak Hooda and Bipul Sharma (3). He has bowled with control and skill, conceding runs at just 6.87 runs per over and varying leg breaks and googlies with regularity.