Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is an Afghanistan International Cricketer. He made his first international appearance in an ODI against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Oct 18, 2015. He became the first player to take a five-wicket haul in two overs in a T20I match.
Full Name: Rashid Khan Arman
Birth Date: September 20, 1998
Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Jersey Number: 19
Height: 5 ft 6 in
Role: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm leg-break
Major Teams
Adelaide Strikers, Afghanistan, Afghanistan U19, Comilla Victorians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Quetta Gladiators, World XI, Sussex, Kabul Zwanan, Durban Heat, Maratha Arabians, Rotterdam Rhinos
Rashid Khan’s International and IPL Debut
Test debut vs India at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Jun 14, 2018
ODI debut vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Oct 18, 2015
T20 debut vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Oct 26, 2015
IPL debut vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Apr 05, 2017
Rashid Khan Awards and Achievements
- In January 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the Associate Cricketer of the Year.
- In April 2018, he was named in the Rest of the World XI squad for the one-off T20I against the West Indies, which was played at Lord’s on 31 May 2018.
Rashid Khan Records
- His figures of five wickets for three runs is the best bowling performance by an Afghan cricket in a T20I and the joint fourth-best figures in all T20Is.
- He became the first player to take a five-wicket haul in two overs in a T20I match.
- He holds the record of fourth best ODI bowling figures.
- H is the first associate nation cricketer to take 7 wickets in ODI.
- He is the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match.
