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.