Afghanistan Test Captain and sensational spinner Rashid Khan turn’s 21 today. The flipper, born on September 20, 1998, in Nangarhar is one of the best bowlers in the modern era and is the star of Afghanistan cricket.
Rashid made his T20 and ODI debut in October 2015 against Bangladesh and later on played more than 100 matches across both formats for Afghanistan.
He has also been into all the three Afghanistan’s Test matches and is the youngest captain to win against both Ireland and Bangladesh. He was recorded as the consistent wicket-taker across all the formats, where he has 20 wickets haul in Test cricket, 131 ODI wickets and 79 T20I wickets.
In April 2019, Rashid led Afghanistan team in a Twenty20 format and had even captained the side in a match during the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Later on, he was named as the captain across all the formats after the ICC World Cup 2019.
In his Test captaincy debut, he led Afghanistan to a immense 224-run win against Bangladesh where Rashid was seen picking 11 wickets and scored a half-century in the first innings.
Rashid has a rare ability to bowl a deadly off-break while keeping his lines and lengths right and getting regular wickets has seen him become a popular cog for various franchise-based T20 leagues.
230 international wickets at a combined bowling average of 15.70 👏 👏
Top of the @MRFWorldwide T20I Bowling Rankings 🔝
The youngest Test skipper of all time 👍He really is phenomenal.
Happy birthday, @rashidkhan_19! pic.twitter.com/rwrwPzfgTR
— ICC (@ICC) September 20, 2019
230 international wickets at a combined bowling average of 15.70 👏 👏
Top of the @MRFWorldwide T20I Bowling Rankings 🔝
The youngest Test skipper of all time 👍He really is phenomenal.
Happy birthday, @rashidkhan_19! pic.twitter.com/rgM8xvv7pl
— AfghanAtalan 🇦🇫 افغان اتلان (@AfghanAtal19) September 20, 2019
Happy birthday Goggly master @rashidkhan_19 🎂 pic.twitter.com/S6HN2Ao3fC
— Mohammad Nabi (@MohammadNabi007) September 19, 2019
Birthdays are all about new beginnings. Make the most out of the new year Rashid.
Wishing you a very happy birthday! pic.twitter.com/Xs8UzwvWUy— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 20, 2019
He's a fan favourite and he can surprise you with 🚁 shots too! 😉
Happy birthday 🎂, @rashidkhan_19 🧡 #HappyBirthdayRashid #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs pic.twitter.com/XfKX4LFHSL
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) September 19, 2019
@rashidkhan_19
happy birthday bhaijan pic.twitter.com/Po3qzjIqWR— Swapnil Deshmukh (@Swapnil_Deshmuk) September 20, 2019
U are not only the superb player but also a rock star in the cricket team
Opponent team become sweat when U are on the ground, U are single equals to eleven. Just keep Ur weights between the opponents.Happy birthday to the king of the cricket! @rashidkhan_19 #HappyBirthdayRashid pic.twitter.com/rQCXjdJXK5— Ubaid Zeerak 🇦🇫 (@kamawalzeerak) September 20, 2019
Happy birthday 🎂🎊 champion @rashidkhan_19 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/SeNPDqVbQF
— Mujee R 88 (@Mujeeb_R88) September 20, 2019
