It has been a while since Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan emerged as a lethal bowler in world cricket.
His quick-arm action has been the big reason behind the success, making him stand as a barrier between Afghanistan and the oppositions.
With that said, the development of technology in cricket has made the job of reading the opponent easy.
The team analysts use all sorts of match videos to crack down on the opposition batsmen and bowlers, but it has not been the same for leggie Rashid.
On this special day, I’m so touched & thankful to be blessed by such awesome family, friends & legend cricketers. Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Keep me in your prayers as it’s the key to my success. pic.twitter.com/4wOaU1flJT
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) September 20, 2018
The 20-year old was key in Afghanistan’s 136-run win against Bangladesh Thursday in Abu Dhabi.
The youngster first added a quick 32-ball 57 to boost a struggling Afghanistan to a competitive total, and then picked up two wickets conceding just 13 runs in nine overs.
The two wickets in the game saw him emerge as the highest ODI wicket-taker for Afghanistan.
Rashid broke the previous record, Mohammad Nabi’s 103 in 112 matches, in just 49 games.
Bowling, fielding certainly and even when batting, young Rashid Khan is a marvellous cricketer. Among the most exciting in the world
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 20, 2018
“I enjoy that (opposition watching my videos to break me down). Whatever the videos there are and coming out everyday, I just enjoy it seeing how it looks like and see how the players plan it for. Batsman does not have the zoom camera in their eyes so he cannot see even if you tell him as well,” said Rashid to the media Thursday in Abu Dhabi.
“I think the speed I bowl gives me big advantage. The quick arm action helps me a lot. I don’t think of those videos to be honest. I learn from them as well and all the time I am trying different deliveries in the net sessions. I have not introduced them in the match but still working,” he added.
Rashid since his debut in October 2015 started making the headlines.
Initially, it was against the ICC associate member teams that Rashid made merry with the cherry, but the performance remained the same against the big teams too.
Rashid is also the fastest cricketer to take 100 ODI wickets, and second fastest to bag 50 T20I wickets.
