Ahead of the upcoming season of Indian Premier League, the most awaited auctions have started today and around 578 cricketers are under the hammer. Every team owner is going through nail-biting moments as everyone is trying to get the best players in their teams at any cost.
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Leg spinner of Afghanistan cricket team, Rashid Khan is now considered among the top leg spinners and he has always created magic on-field in the Twenty 20 format. He is one of the best they have in their team right now.
Rashid Khan has been bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whooping amount of Rs. 9 crores. However, Rashid Khan was first bought by the Kings XI Punjab for Rs.7.6 crores, but Sunrisers Hyderabad have now retained Rashid Khan using Right to Match option.
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The Afghanistan spin sensation, became the first cricketer from Afghanistan to feature in the IPL last year. Rashid Khan played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise and then he was later joined by his teammate Mohammad Nabi. Rashid Khan was featured in 14 games in the last season of Indian Premier League, in which he picked up 17 wickets at an impressive economy of 6.63.
But the question which is haunting in everyone’s mind is, Why Rashid is rated so highly?
Rashid Khan has some exciting and extraordinary numbers in the shortest format of the game, which has made him one of the topmost players in the game currently. Rashid Khan has given an incredible performance in the ongoing BBL, where he is running through some of the best batsmen of the world.
Undoubtedly, with his brilliant performance Rashid Khan has enriched the pride of his home country. Alongwith that, with a whopping tally of 17 wickets, Rashid Khan is also the highest wicket-taker of the tournament so far.
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Rashid Khan has hands-down evolved as a match-winning player for his country’s team and all the other T20 teams he has played with last year. Rashid Khan is ranked at No.3 T20 bowler in the ICC ranking.
Rashid Khan’s comeback on Sunrisers Hyderabad left Twitteratis excelled in joy. Here are some of the tweets from his fans. Have a look:
Rashid Khan a millionnaire at 19. Perhaps the best T20 spinner in the world at the moment, so he has earned it. What a story.
— Sambit Bal (@sambitbal) January 27, 2018
Sunrisers Hyderabad are like “Just decide the best price for our boy” at Rashid Khan’s auction. #IPLAuction
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 27, 2018
Rashid Khan about to become a millionaire here.
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) January 27, 2018
Rashid Khan is an IPL millionaire which embodies the best of T20 leagues: they respect talent and don’t care where a player is from.
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig) January 27, 2018
IPL has changed so much in a decade but 10 years ago you would not have thought it possible for an Afghanistan teenage leggie to go for $1.4m like Rashid Khan just has. Brilliant
— Nick Hoult (@NHoultCricket) January 27, 2018
A thought to ponder… Does Rashid Khan going for 1.5 Mil and Ish going unsold mean it’s more important to perform in other domestic t20 comps than in international cricket? ?
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) January 27, 2018
Congrats @rashidkhan_19 – the hasty bargain for your gifted talent by franchises was a proud moment -great job by @SunRisers for keeping you
— Dr Shaida Abdali (@ShaidaAbdali) January 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/Engr_Naseer/status/957230348710051840
His name is Khan….Rashid Khan ?? #IPLAuction
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 27, 2018
An AFGHANISTAN leg spinner has just been bought for 1.4m … Would never have happened without the opportunity to play World Wide … 10 Teams for the next World Cup !!!!!!!!!!! #Nonsense #IPLAuction
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 27, 2018
The story of IPL auction, perhaps even of cricket in the last 12-15 months, is the rise to eminence of 19-year-old Afghan Rashid Khan
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 27, 2018
Congrats @rashidkhan_19 – the hasty bargain for your gifted talent by franchises was a proud moment -great job by @SunRisers for keeping you
— Dr Shaida Abdali (@ShaidaAbdali) January 27, 2018
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