Rashid Khan-Cricketer, Profile, Bio, Age, IPL, Career Stats

Rashid Khan-Cricketer, Profile, Bio, Age, IPL, Career Stats, Success & More

If a person makes an intention, then he has the power to change the whole world with his actions. Rashid Khan did something similar, giving a new identity to Afghanistan and the Afghanistan cricket team. Rashid Khan gave a new hope for the generation there that they too can do something in their life.

Childhood of Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan Arman was born on 20 September 1998 in Nangarhar, a small village in Afghanistan. There were a total of 10 siblings in the house and Rashid used to come at number six in that. When Afghan War started in the year 2001, Rashid's family settled in a refugee camp in Pakistan and when things got better, he returned to Afghanistan with his family. There he continued his studies.

Rashid was already very good in studies and there was no doctor in his whole family, so his mother wanted him to study and become a doctor and bring glory to the whole family. He used to get good marks in class also and somewhere Rashid also wanted to become a doctor.

Rashid's Love for Cricket

Rashid's elder brothers used to play cricket throughout the day and his family was also very fond of watching cricket on TV and Rashid's interest also gradually increased towards cricket.

Because the conditions outside in Afghanistan were not good, Rashid's parents did not allow him to go out and play. But many times Rashid used to bunk school and go to play cricket.

Once while playing outside like this, Rashid had a serious injury in his hand and he was too scared to even tell the house. When the pain increased after two-three weeks, his family members came to know about this. Since then, strict restrictions were imposed on Rashid.

Rashid's entry in cricket against the situation in Afghanistan

At that time the situation in Afghanistan was not good and the people there were not much interested in cricket. The Afghanistan national cricket team could not achieve any major international status at that time.

In such a situation, making a career in cricket for the child means walking alone on that path where no one has even thought of going. When Rashid's elder brothers saw Rashid's cricket, how he was spinning the ball, they also supported Rashid.

He used to play cricket secretly every Sunday. Rashid loved to bat, so while playing on Sunday, his friend said that there is a tournament in Peshawar and he needs a batsman. On that day Rashid played competitive level cricket for the first time. In that match Rashid had scored 130 runs chasing a target of 195 while batting open.

The coach of the team came and told Rashid that you are fine in both batting and bowling, you just need to work a little hard, and you can definitely play for your country's team. This also convinced Rashid that he had the potential and that he too could reach a higher level.

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Rashid Step towards International Cricket

Rashid Khan joined a club when he came back to Afghanistan and was soon selected in the domestic team. Team coach asked Rashid in a match where do you bat or bowl, if you want open at bat you will not get bowled, but if you want to do both, then you have to bat at number eight. At that time Rashid bowled and in the next three matches he took 21 wickets. Since then he has played as a bowler in every team.

He had a natural talent, he just needed a little hard work. Due to his hard work, he was selected in the Under-19 team and Rashid did well there as well. He scored an unbeaten 67 against Pakistan in the match of 29 October 2014.

That day his family watched that match live on TV. Then Rashid's family felt that he can do something big, can brighten the name of Afghanistan.

Rashid's Struggle and Failure Story

Rashid's performance was not good in the 2014 Afghanistan T20 tournament in the Shpageeza Cricket League. In 5 matches, he took just 3 wickets at an average of 31.33 and an economy of 7.83.

Meanwhile, Rashid was included in the Afghanistan A team, where he was included in the camp but was not fed in a single match. After this he was also dropped from the team.

Getting a lot much so quickly and then failure? Rashid started doubting himself again that, I am made for a big level? On this, Rashid's elder brother scolded him a lot and said that you go and study only.

On that matter Rashid's mother explained to him that when a person starts something new, he is bound to fail. But considering that failure to be true, it is a big failure, this thing was felt in Rashid's heart.

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Rashid Fought Back in International Cricket with Success

Rashid worked hard and was selected for the national team due to his good performance in the domestic matches. Rashid finally made his ODI debut on 18 October 2015 against Zimbabwe. In his debut match, Rashid Khan took one wicket for 30 runs in 10 overs. Rashid made his T20 International debut on 26 October 2015 against Zimbabwe in the same series.

Rashid Khan was the highest wicket-taker in the Shpageeza Cricket Tournament held in November 2015. In this tournament, Rashid Khan took 12 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 8.41 and an economy of 6.57.

Rashid was the Second highest wicket-taker during the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, taking 11 wickets in 7 matches at an average of 6.63 and an economy of 6.53. Rashid made his First-class Test debut against England Lions on 7 December 2016 and took 12 wickets at an average of 10.16, the best figure being 8/74.

Rashid's Arrival in IPL

There was a discussion in the whole cricket world about Rashid Khan. All T20 franchises wanted mystery bowler Rashid Khan in their team.

In February 2017, Rashid Khan was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for 4 crores in the IPL, the world's most expensive cricket champion league.

Hyderabad bowling coach Muralitharan said after seeing Rashid Khan bowling, ‘you are better than me in terms of skill, you just have to put your efforts and never try to change your natural talent’. A legend who took more than 1400 wickets in his cricketing career, hearing good words from him was a big moment in Rashid's life.

Rashid Khan made his IPL debut on 5 April 2017 against RCB, taking two wickets for 36 runs in 4 overs in the match.

Rashid took 7 wickets in ODIs on 9 June 2017 against a strong team like West Indies and Afghanistan won the match by 63 runs. Rashid Khan has made his name in many international cricket leagues of the world like Caribbean League, Big Bash League, and Pakistan Super League.

Rashid Khan was named the captain of the ODI team for the World Cup Qualifiers in March 2018 and at the age of 19 years and 165 days, Rashid became the youngest player to captain an international cricket team.

He made his Test debut on 14 June 2018 against India, in his Debut he spent 150 runs and become the first player to do so.

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Batting Career Stats

	M	Runs	HS	Avg	50
Test	5	106	51	15.14	1
ODI	83	1114	60	21.02	5
T20I	66	229	33	12.05	0
IPL	92	313	40	11.18	0

Bowling Career Stats

	M	Wkts	BBF	Econ	5W	10W
Test	5	34	11W/104	2.97	4	2
ODI	83	158	7W/18	4.17	4	0
T20I	66	112	5W/4	6.23	2	0
IPL	92	112	4W/24	6.38	0	0

Rashid had to sacrifices to be Successful

Rashid had to pay the price! In a 2021 interview, Rashid Khan told that he had become so busy playing cricket tournaments that in the last 5 years he has been at home for only 25 days.

You must have heard the saying that you have to “Lose Something to Get Something”, similarly Rashid Khan paid a big price for this success.

Meanwhile, in December 2018, Rashid Khan's father passed away. His mother also passed away on 4 June 2020.

Rashid became the first player who score a half-century and took 10 wickets in the same Test match. In the 2022 IPL, Gujarat Titans included Rashid in their team by paying 15 crores.

And we are all witnesses that he is a talented player who played a vital role in the victory of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022.

Conclusion

So this was the story of such a player, who made a name for himself in cricket from that place, where there was no cricket infrastructure, and no role model but while achieving heights somewhere, Rashid Khan became a role model for Afghanistan but also for the whole world.

So we expect Rashid Khan to keep playing cricket like this and make his name and Afghanistan's name bright all over the world.