Rashid Khan IPL Profile

Rashid Khan Arman is a globally recognised Afghan international cricketer, who plays in all formats. Khan. Arguably the best cricketer ever from Afghanistan, Rashid is the youngest captain to lead an international team. Rashid -- who was born on September 20, 1998 in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan -- is known for his fine craft of leg-spin and googlies and is plausibly the best spin bowler in T20s.

Rashid has plenty of records to his name from a very young age as he played his first ODI match against Zimbabwe in October 2015 at the age of 17. During the same tour, he made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe as well. As the Afghanistan Cricket Team grew in stature with success in the ICC's associate nation events, Rashid Khan played several games in India, which played host to the nation in a few series. 2018 was among the greatest years for this talented leg-spinner as Rashid bagged several notable achievements.

The teenager was asked to lead the side for the first time before becoming the quickest to 100 wickets in ODIs. He was also a member of a historic Afghanistan squad that played its first-ever Test match against India in June 2018. The same year, Rashid was also ranked the top all-rounder in the ICC rankings due to his outstanding play in the Asia Cup 2018. In addition, he became the Afghanistan team's stand-in captain for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier match, following Afghanistan's regular captain, Asghar Stanikzai's health recovery.

Rashid has been a stellar performer in the IPL since 2017, when he was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad. He finished runners-up to the title with the franchise in 2018 and is the joint-fastest spin bowler to reach 100 IPL wickets. His maiden IPL title came in 2022 with Gujrat Titans, who acquired him before the mega auction. In addition to the IPL, Khan has played franchise cricket throughout the globe, including the Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League among others.