Nothing is impossible, this is something one talks about in Afghanistan as they have shown to the world a team can be made even during wars. And the biggest story coming out of cricket is Rashid Khan, as he is a great leg-spinner and one of the best of all time.
Rashid Khan Overview
Rashid Khan is one of the biggest names in the world of cricket and the biggest from Afghanistan. He is known for his consistency as a leg-spinner. In the Indian Premier League, he is known as a bowler who would take wickets and not let others score big. Plus Rashid can contribute with the bat too.
Rashid Khan Biography
Rashid Khan is the leading and best-ever cricketer coming from Afghanistan. Khan started off as a leg-spinner and now he can bat too. He is known for his accurate and quality spin bowling which is making him shine in an era where bowlers don’t have favourable pitches.
Rashid was born on September 20, 1998, in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, making him 26 years old as of 2024.
- Name: Rashid Khan
- Ethnicity: Brown
- Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- Born On: September 20, 1998
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Religion: Islam
- Nationality: Afghanistan
- Language: English, Hindi, Pashto, Dari
Rashid Khan Height, Weight
The height of Rashid is 5 ft 9 inches (1.75 m). He is a fit cricketer with a body weight of around 68 kg.
- Height: 5 ft 9 inches (1.75 m)
- Weight: 68 kg
- Eye Colour: Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
- Gym: Yes
- Exerserice: Yes
- Drink: No
- Feet Size: 9 (US)
Rashid Khan Family
Rashid Khan has a big family. However, his parents are not in this world anymore. His father passed away in December 2018 and his mother left the world in June 2020. Her mother had long battled with illness. His father Haji Khalil was a businessperson.
However, he is blessed to have six brothers and four sisters.
- Father Name: Haji Khalil
- Mother Name: Unknown
- Brothers: Amir Khan, Raza Khan, Zaki Ullah, Jalil and two others
- Sister: 4
Rashid Khan Wife
Rashid Khan married on October 3, 2024, in Kabul, Afghanistan. His brothers and family members shared many pictures of the celebration. It was a traditional Afgan wedding. However, the name of his wife is still unknown in the public domain.
Rashid Khan Professional
Rashid is a right-arm leg break and right-handed batsman. He made his debut for the national team in 2015. Rashid is a very quality spinner and is known as one of the best of all time.
He wears 19 jersey numbers. Other than representing Afghanistan, Rashid is known for playing in major T20 leagues like Big Bash, Indian Premier League, Pakistan Premier League and others.
He is known for his quality spin which is hard for batsmen to pick. This is the key reason he gets sold very huge value in the IPL.
After the 2019 T20 World Cup, Rashid was named the captain of Afghanistan. At the 2024 T20 World Cup, he lead Afghanistan to the semi-finals. They lost the semis to South Africa.
Career Stats In Detail
| Format | match | Inninnings | BThrowing balls | MdnMaidens | RunsRuns given | Wwickets | BBExcellent bowling | EconEconomy rate | Avgaverage | SRStrike rate | 4W4 wicket halls | 5W5 wicket halls |
| TestTest2018–212018–21 | 55 | 99 | 15341534 | 4848 | 760760 | 3434 | 7/1377/137 | 2.972.97 | 22.422.4 | 45.145.1 | 11 | 44 |
| ODIODI2015–2015– | 105105 | 100100 | 54055405 | 3535 | 37973797 | 190190 | 7/187/18 | 4.214.21 | 20.020.0 | 28.428.4 | 66 | 55 |
| T20IT20I2015–2015– | 9393 | 9393 | 21202120 | 11 | 21492149 | 152152 | 5/35/3 | 6.086.08 | 14.114.1 | 13.913.9 | 77 | 22 |
| IPLIPL2017–2017– | 121121 | 121121 | 28592859 | 44 | 32523252 | 149149 | 4/244/24 | 6.826.82 | 21.821.8 | 19.219.2 | 22 | 00 |
| 1st class 2016–21 | 9 | 17 | 2713 | 99 | 1287 | 69 | 8/74 | 2.85 | 18.6 | 39.3 | 2 | 8 |
| List A 2015– | 107 | 102 | 5512 | 36 | 3885 | 194 | 7/18 | 4.23 | 20 | 28.4 | 6 | 5 |
| T20 2015– | 432 | 429 | 9984 | 14 | 10690 | 589 | 6/17 | 6.42 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 14 | 4 |
| Career Batting Stats | ||||||||||||
| Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||
| format | Match | Inninnings | NONot out | Runsruns | HSHigh score | Avgaverage | BFBalls faced | SRStrike rate | 100sa hundred | 50sfifties | 4sboundaries | 6sSixers |
| TestTest2018–212018–21 | 55 | 77 | 00 | 106106 | 5151 | 15.115.1 | 133133 | 79.779.7 | 00 | 11 | 1111 | 44 |
| ODIODI2015–2015– | 105105 | 8282 | 1515 | 13221322 | 60*60* | 19.719.7 | 12621262 | 104.8104.8 | 00 | 55 | 112112 | 4848 |
| T20IT20I2015–2015– | 9393 | 5656 | 2323 | 460460 | 48*48* | 13.913.9 | 359359 | 128.1128.1 | 00 | 00 | 3131 | 2828 |
| IPLIPL2017–2017– | 121121 | 6060 | 2323 | 545545 | 79*79* | 14.714.7 | 337337 | 161.7161.7 | 00 | 11 | 3939 | 3838 |
| 1st class 2016–21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 231 | 52 | 23.1 | 300 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 4 |
| List A 2015– | 107 | 83 | 15 | 1343 | 60* | 19.8 | 1276 | 105.2 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 48 |
| T20 2015– | 432 | 260 | 86 | 2447 | 79* | 14.1 | 1660 | 147.4 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 160 |
Social media
Rashid Khan is a megastar on social, with over 10.6 million followers. On X, he holds over 2 million followers.
- Instagram: @rashid.khan19
- X: @rashidkhan_19
Net Worth
Rashid Khan is a very rich cricketer, having a net worth of more than INR 30 cr. The main income comes from playing in the IPL and other T20 leagues.
FAQ
Q1: What is Rashid Khan famous for?
Rashid Khan is a famous leg-spinner. So he is famous for his great cricket skills.
Q2: Is Rashid Khan a Pakistani?
Rashid Khan hails from Nangarhar, Afghanistan, so he is not from Pakistan.
Q3: Who hit Rashid Khan?
Rashid Khan is a world-class cricketer from Afghanistan.
Q4: Who is the richest cricketer in Afghanistan?
Rashid Khan’s name comes as the leading in terms of earnings out of all the cricketers in Afghanistan, over INR 30 cr net worth.
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