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Rashid Khan (Cricketer) Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : September 27, 2020

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Short Biography

Rashid Khan was born on 20-09-1998 in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. He is an Afghan Cricket Player. Currently, he is the vice-captain of the national team.

Other Name: Rashid Khan Arman

Rashid Khan Complete Bio & Career

Rashid Khan Arman, a promising International cricketer from Afghanistan, have a passion for cricket since childhood and grew up idolizing Pakistani bowler Shahid Afridi as his Guru in bowling. His International Career started with making his One-Day International debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in October 2015, followed by making his Twenty-Twenty International debut against the same team next month.
 
He throws leg break googlies with such a perfection that even led batsman in dilemma to ever predict. He maintains a stump-to-stump line just like his idol Shahid Afridi and puts batsman in continuous pressure by bowling quickly through the air. He is also a Strapping fielder, mostly placed in the covers because of his dives and moves to stop the bowl from hitting boundaries, a region of high traffic in One-Day. And coming to his batting, this right-handed batsman is more capable of clearing boundaries at the time of tension and has lead the situation into a match-winning one for his team.
 
He is considered as one of the best Leg spinners in the World Cricket. And has secured 5th Position in the ICC T20 bowling ranking list. His bowling charm has turned him into crowd’s favorite. In Feb 2017, he was brought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2017 IPL for 4 crores, the highest bid any Associate nation player has ever received.
 
At the age of 18, he is already creating a sensation through his work and is in the limelight because of many reasons, being from Afghanistan, becoming the second Afghan player to be picked in the IPL and setting records by taking 5 wicket haul in two over in a T20I match. His work since October 2015, includes six ODI series and six T20s series, counting on these young blood Afghan hopes to have more visibility as an established team on global stage.
 
He Loves pressure and is an all-rounder, his accuracy and hard to predict googly makes him more vital for a team to have an edge over their opponent. He was bought by IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 9 Crores which is thus far the maximum amount that a spinner has fetched in IPL. He has played in various leagues across the globe and has troubled the best in the business.

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Rashid Khan Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born in a family of 10 siblings.

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 40
Biceps Size 14
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Nangarhar, Eastern Afghanistan
Nationality Afghan
Religion Islam
Address Nangarhar, Afghanistan
School Nangarhar High School, Jalalabad
College N/A
Qualification N/A
Hobbies Travelling and Listening to Music
Marital Status Unmarried
Debut Test - vs India at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Jun 14, 2018
ODI - vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Oct 18, 2015
T20I - vs Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Oct 26, 2015
Salary N/A
Net Worth $3 Million
Official Website N/A

Favourites

Favorite Player Virat Kohli , Shahid Afridi , Anil Kumble
Favorite Sport Cricket
Favorite Food Kebab and Sheer Khurma

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Rashid Khan

  • Rashid Khan broke the record for the youngest team captain in men’s international cricket history after he was made Afghanistan Captain at the young age of 19.
  • Rashid Khan became the youngest player to top the ICC Player Rankings for bowlers in ODIs.
  • The ICC gave Rashid Khan the 2017 Associate Cricketer of the Year award.
  • He grew up idolizing Pakistani legend Shahid Afridi.
  • He was initially a batsman and a part-time leg spinner.

Rashid Khan Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

25 years, 9months, 12 days old age Rashid Khan will turn 26 on 20 September, 2024. Only 2 months, 17 days, 1 hours,0 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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