Rashid Khan

This article is about the Afghan cricketer. For other people with the same name, see Rashid Khan (disambiguation).

Rashid Khan
Khan in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Rashid Khan Arman
Born (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 26)
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
NicknameKalamati Khan
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowling All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 9)14 June 2018 v India
Last Test10 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 36)18 October 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI10 November 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.19
T20I debut (cap 27)26 October 2015 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I26 June 2024 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.19
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2017Comilla Victorians
2017–2021Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017Guyana Amazon Warriors
2017–presentBand-e-Amir Dragons
2017/18–presentAdelaide Strikers (squad no. 19)
2018–2019, 2021–presentSussex (squad no. 1)
2018Kabul Zwanan
2018Durban Heat
2020Barbados Tridents
2021–presentLahore Qalandars
2022–presentGujarat Titans
2022–presentSt Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2023MI Cape Town
2023MI New York
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 103 9 105
Runs scored 760 3748 1287 3836
Batting average 22.35 20.48 18.65 20.51
100s/50s 0/1 0/5 0/2 0/5
Top score 51 60* 52 60*
Balls bowled 1534 5300 2713 5407
Wickets 34 183 69 187
Bowling average 15.14 19.64 23.1 19.66
5 wickets in innings 4 4 8 4
10 wickets in match 2 0 3 0
Best bowling 7/137 7/18 8/74 7/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 33/– 0/– 34/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Rashid Khan Arman (Pashto: راشد خان ارمان; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in the T20I format.[1] In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Australia's Big Bash League (BBL), Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Band-e-Amir Dragons in Afghanistan's Shpageeza Cricket League and MI New York in Major League Cricket (MLC). He bowls right-arm leg spin and is an aggressive right-handed batsman.[2]

He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first Test match, against India, in June 2018. He returned the most expensive bowling figures by a debutant in a nation's maiden Test match.[3] In September 2019, he led the team in the one-off Test against Bangladesh, and at the age of 20 years and 350 days, became the youngest cricketer to captain a Test match side.[4]

In June 2017, he took the best bowling figures for an associate nation in a One Day International (ODI) match.[5][6] In February 2018, he became the youngest player to top the ICC Player Rankings for bowlers in ODIs.[7] Later the same month, he also topped the ICC Player Rankings for bowlers in T20Is.[8] In September 2018, he became the number one player in the ICC's all-rounder rankings, following his performance at the 2018 Asia Cup.[9]

In March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, he captained Afghanistan for the first time in an ODI match. At the age of 19 years and 165 days, he became the youngest player to captain an international side.[10] In the final of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, against the West Indies, Khan became the fastest and youngest bowler to take 100 wickets in ODIs when he dismissed Shai Hope.[11] He took 44 matches to take his 100th dismissal, breaking the previous record of 52 matches, set by Mitchell Starc of Australia.[11] In June 2018, he became the fastest bowler, in terms of time, to take 50 wickets in T20Is. He reached the milestone in two years and 220 days, in the first T20I against Bangladesh.[12] In October 2021, he also became the fastest bowler, in terms of matches, to take 100 wickets in T20I cricket, in his 53rd match.[13]

In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Khan as the team's new T20I captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.[14] Khan was also appointed as the vice-captain of the ODI squad.[15] In June 2019, during the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Khan played in his 100th international cricket match for Afghanistan.[16] Following the World Cup, Khan was appointed as captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all formats.[17] However, in December 2019, the ACB reappointed Asghar Afghan as the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all formats.[18] In December 2020, Khan was named the ICC Men's T20I Player of the Decade.[19]

  1. ^ "Rashid Khan appointed Afghanistan's T20I captain .Regarded as one of the greatest player in T20I history,he broke several records". Sportstar. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Rashid Khan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Stats: Rashid Khan & Co turn expensive on their first outing - CricTracker". CricTracker. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Rashid to become Test cricket's youngest captain". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Rashid Khan: Afghanistan spinner takes 7–18 against West Indies". BBS Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Afghan sensation Rashid Khan continues surge after record haul vs West Indies". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Rashid Khan: The youngest No.1 in men's cricket". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Rashid, Munro and Maxwell take top spots in T20I rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Rashid Khan jumps to No.1 in ODI all-rounders' rankings". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Why we can't get enough of Rashid Khan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Rashid Khan, 19-year-old Afghanistan leg-spinner, becomes fastest to reach 100 ODI wickets". India Today. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Advantage Afghanistan in spin-friendly Dehradun". ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  13. ^ "AFG vs PAK: Rashid becomes fastest bowler to pick 100 T20I wickets". SportStar. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  16. ^ "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (Match 7): Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka – Stats Preview". Cricket Addictor. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Asghar Afghan reappointed Afghanistan captain across formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Rashid Khan wins ICC Men's T20I Player of the Decade". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 December 2020.