Stats: Dissecting Rashid Khan’s numbers as spin magician completes 400 T20 wickets

Another day and another milestone for Rashid Khan! The Afghanistan star became the fourth bowler to claim 400 wickets in T20 cricket. Rashid joined greats like Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine and Imran Tahir in the elite list. However, the fact of the matter is Rashid achieved the feat in just a span of just seven years. In fact, he’s currently just 23.

While the majority of the cricketers start their professional career at this age, Rashid has already become a legend of the game. In fact, it won’t be wrong to say that Rashid has been instrumental in Afghanistan’s rapid rise in international cricket. The leg-spinner bowled one sensational spell after another and took Afghanistan to numerous wins in his glorious career.

Making his T20 debut in 2015, Rashid didn’t take long in becoming a global star. His ability to spin the ball at pace made him a force to reckon with. In fact, Rashid belongs to that rare category of bowlers who can take wickets regularly without conceding a lot of runs. In fact, his career strike rate has been a phenomenal 6.35. Now, who says the T20 format is dominated by batters?

Rashid Khan – A formidable force in T20 cricket

Coming to the milestone wicket, Rashid rattled the stumps of New Zealand’s Martin Guptill in the high-voltage T20 World Cup clash. With this, Rashid became the fastest bowler to claim 400 wickets in the format, achieving the feat in just 289 encounters. As mentioned above, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, and Imran Tahir are the only other bowlers with over 400 wickets in T20s.

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As far as Rashid’s international T20I career is concerned, he has tormented numerous batters in his illustrious career. In fact, he’s only one of the four bowlers to take 100 T20I wickets. Lasith Malinga, Shakib Al Hasan, and Tim Southee are the other three.

Besides international matches, Rashid has been a formidable force in the T20 leagues as well. From bamboozling the batters in India’s IPL to exploiting bounce in Australia’s BBL, the leggie proved his mettle in all sorts of conditions. With T20 matches dominating cricket calendars over the years, Rashid is set to enhance his numbers even further.

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Rashid Khan in major T20 Leagues: