Rashid Khan is a young and talented cricketer from Afghanistan who established himself as one of the best spinners in the world currently. At just 25 years of age, he has become one of the greatest cricketers to play for Afghanistan, and he has shattered several records in his career so far. Rashid Khan is celebrating his 26th birthday on September 20, 2024. He is regarded as the first global superstar of the Afghanistan cricket team.
The leg spinner made his international debut for Afghanistan at the age of 17 years in an ODI match against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on October 18, 2015. A few days later, he made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on October 26, 2015. Rashid Khan went on to become the one of the greatest bowlers in the shortest format of the game, and has been ruling with his performances in the T20 Leagues across the globe.
Rashid Khan Career Records
Rashid Khan has attained several records in his young career so far. The leg spinner has played five Tests, 104 ODIs, and 93 T20Is in his international career so far, taking 371 wickets in all three formats combined. Apart from that, Rashid Khan has also proved himself to be a fierce lower-order batter in limited overs cricket with over 1000 runs in ODIs and 460 runs in T20Is.
Apart from his international career, Rashid Khan has also shown his class in franchise leagues across the world. He has played for several franchises including Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans, MI Cape Town, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trent Rockets, MI Emirates, MI New York, Adelaide Strikers, and many more. Let’s have a look at some records by Rashid Khan in his career so far.
Youngest Test captain: Rashid Khan has a record for being a youngest-ever captain to led a country in Test cricket. He played his first match as a Test captain for Afghanistan at the age 20 years and 350 days against Bangladesh in 2019. Under his captaincy, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 224 runs in Chattogram.
Youngest ODI captain: Rashid Khan is also the youngest captain to lead a side in the ODI format. He took over ODI captaincy for Afghanistan in a match against Scotland in Bulawayo at the age of 19 years and 165 days on March 4, 2018.
Most LBW dismissals in T20Is: Rashid Khan also has a record to take most wickets by LBW (leg before wicket) in T20 internationals. The leg spinner has dismissed 37 batters by LBW in T20Is.
Fastest to 100 T20I wickets: Rashid Khan also boasts a record for becoming the fastest players to reach the milestone of 100 wickets in T20 internationals. He took his 100th wickets in his 53rd T20I match against Pakistan in Dubai on October 26, 2015.
