Rashid Khan Arman is an Afghan international cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in T20I format.
34 Facts About Rashid Khan
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Rashid Khan was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018.
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Rashid Khan returned the most expensive bowling figures by a debutant in a nation's maiden Test match.
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Rashid Khan took 44 matches to take his 100th dismissal, breaking the previous record of 52 matches, set by Mitchell Starc of Australia.
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Rashid Khan reached the milestone in two years and 220 days, in the first T20I against Bangladesh.
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Rashid Khan was appointed as the vice-captain of the ODI squad.
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In June 2019, during the 2019 Cricket World Cup, Rashid Khan played in his 100th international cricket match for Afghanistan.
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In December 2020, Rashid Khan was named the ICC Men's T20I Player of the Decade.
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Rashid Khan was born in 1998 in Nangarhar, Eastern Afghanistan.
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Rashid Khan grew up playing cricket with his brothers and idolised Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, from whom he stylised his bowling action and South African batsman AB de Villiers.
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Rashid Khan made his One Day International debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe on 18 October 2015.
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On 10 March 2017, Rashid Khan took his maiden T20I five-wicket haul at the second T20I against Ireland.
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Rashid Khan became the first player to take a five-wicket haul in two overs in a T20I match.
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Afghanistan defended its total of 212 runs and won the match by 63 runs, and Rashid Khan was adjudged man of the match.
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Rashid Khan made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018.
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On 1 June 2019, in Afghanistan's opening match against Australia, Rashid Khan played in his 100th international cricket match.
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Three days later, against Sri Lanka, Rashid Khan played in his 100th international match for Afghanistan.
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On 18 June 2019, in the match against England, Rashid Khan bowled the most expensive spell in a Cricket World Cup match, conceding 110 runs from his nine overs.
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Rashid Khan became the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a ten-wicket haul in Tests, and was the first cricketer to score a fifty and take a ten-wicket haul in his debut match as captain in a Test match.
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In November 2020, Rashid Khan was nominated for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade award, winning the accolade the following month.
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In July 2021, Rashid Khan was again named the captain of Afghanistan's T20I team.
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In September 2021, Rashid Khan was named the captain of Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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However, after the squad was named, Rashid Khan stepped down as the team's captain, stating that the selection committee had not gained his consent for the team.
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On 7 November 2021, in Afghanistan's T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, Rashid Khan took his 400th wicket in Twenty20 cricket.
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In December 2022, Rashid Khan was appointed as captain of Afghanistan in T20I format, after Mohammad Nabi resigned from captaincy following the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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Rashid Khan was amongst the two first ever Afghan players to be selected for the IPL.
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Rashid Khan made his IPL debut in the opening fixture of the 2017 tournament, taking two wickets, as the Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 35 runs.
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Rashid Khan finished the tournament as the sixth-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets from 14 matches.
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On 5 May 2018, during the 2018 Indian Premier League, Rashid Khan played in his 100th Twenty20 match.
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Rashid Khan took two wickets, affected a run out, and was named the man of the match.
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On 20 August 2020, in the match against the St Lucia Zouks, Rashid Khan took his 300th wicket in Twenty20 cricket.
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Rashid Khan became the fastest to take 300 wickets in the format, doing so in 213 matches.
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In October 2018, the Pakistan Super League drafts revealed that Rashid Khan was included in the 14-men Platinum Category.
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In December 2021, Rashid Khan was again signed by Sussex for the 2022 T20 Blast tournament in England.