Current Best World XI across all three formats

8. Rashid Khan

Although Rashid Khan is 22, it’s safe to say that he is the best player produced by Afghanistan. The talismanic leg-spinner has troubled batters in all three formats with his mysterious bowling. Unlike most leg-break bowlers, Khan doesn’t give the ball a lot of flight or loop. He instead darts the ball in the stumps.

However, he still managed to succeed with this method. Rashid just doesn’t restrict the run-flow in the middle overs but also takes wickets regularly. Going with the defensive approach is also not a good idea against Rashid, and his Test record backs the claim. The Afghanistan star has picked four five-wicket hauls in five Test matches.

Although one can argue that a sample size of five Test matches is not enough, there is hardly any spinner playing all three formats regularly. Hence, Rashid features in this list. Not to forget, the right-handed batsman can also contribute with his big-hitting lower down the order.