Sachin Tendulkar Explains How To Tackle Remarkable Rashid Khan

Oct 31, 2020 at 6:21 PM

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Sachin Tendulkar Explains How To Tackle Remarkable Rashid Khan

Sachin Tendulkar has hailed Rashid Khan as the world-class bowler and has acknowledged that the Aghan spinner is tough to read. Although the former Indian cricketer has never faced him, he has explained how to dominate against him.

Bowling his lethal weapon googly, Rashid Khan has picked up 17 wickets in 12 fixtures at the staggering economy rate of 5.00. His best performance came against Delhi Capitals. While defending 219 runs total, the spinner ran through DC’s batting order, picking three wickets. He also suffocated them in the middle-order and conceded just seven runs in his four overs.

Sachin Tendulkar willing to request Rashid Khan to bowl in nets:

Sachin Tendulkar,
Sachin Tendulkar. Image Credit: Getty Images.

Sachin Tendulkar, who has dominated the bowlers of his era, observed that Rashid Khan was not easy to pick because he bamboozles batsmen with his googlies.

“Rashid is a world-class bowler. I’ve never played him but whatever I’ve seen & heard about him, the way he disguises his googly, very few batsmen can pick it. So, with a world-class bowler, you can never guess what ball he’s going to bowl I’ve never played him so whenever I’ve seen him, it is the rear angle that I see him from,” said Tendulkar on his YouTube channel.

Sachin Tendulkar has pointed out that a batsman should have an eagle eye to catch the grip of Rashid Khan’s ball and then observe his run-up and arm.

“It’s important to see the bowler’s grip, bowlers also hide their grip many times. One thing they can’t hide is how they release the ball. This way or that way, all this happens very quickly. But sometimes, you take some time to pick what the bowler is trying to do. I’d observe his run-up, how his arm is when he bowls,” Tendulkar said.

Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan (Image Credit: IPL)

As he has never played against the youngster, Sachin Tendulkar added that he could not precisely explain how to get rid of the SRH bowler. But the master blaster might later invite Rashid Khan to bowl him in the nets to get a better understanding of his action.

“You’d get some pointers what’s happening, even in the air which way the ball is spinning. I’ve never played him so I can’t precisely tell you that– ‘Yes this is the way to play him’. You don’t know till you play him. Maybe I can request him to bowl at me in the nets so I can understand his bowling,” Sachin Tendulkar concluded.

Rashid Khan has incredibly done well for his national side — Afghanistan and subsequently in the Indian cash-rich league.

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