The elegant leg-spinner, Rashid Khan has decided to continue playing for in their New Year’s match against Sydney Thunder despite the fact that the youngster had lost his father on Sunday, Adelaide Strikers have announced on Monday. The Afghanistan legspinner had announced his father’s death on Sunday evening through a Twitter post where he said he had lost “the most important person in my life”.
In the media release, the franchise said, “The Adelaide Strikers advise that Rashid Khan wants to play in tonight’s match against the Sydney Thunder at Adelaide Oval in honor of his late father. Rashid’s father passed away last night and Rashid has decided that he will stay in Adelaide and play tonight. The Strikers give their condolences and full support to Rashid and his family during this difficult time. The family has asked that their privacy is respected.”
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Here is the tweet:
Today I lost the most important person in my life,father-the everlasting candle.Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
Now I know why u always asked me to be strong,bcz u knew that today I would need the strength to bear your loss.Will be always in my🤲🏼I miss u #plztalktomeOnce😢😢 pic.twitter.com/BGIHaqKVbx— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) December 30, 2018
He also tweeted from the Rashid Khan Foundation account, the foundation he established to support Afghan children and orphans in need of education, clean water, and healthcare. Here is the tweet:
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
Dad, your memories have become my heartbeats & will stay with me for the rest of my life. I became #RashidKhan because of your duas & you are no longer with me to share my achievements. I have so much left to say to you. I Miss You. 😥😥😥 pic.twitter.com/BLuIuz8Cgy
— Rashid Khan Foundation (@RashidKhanFund) December 30, 2018
A lot of people from the cricketing fraternity were quick to send Rashid messages of support in the aftermath of the news. Here are some of those tweets:
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1079384691558531072
Thoughts are with @rashidkhan_19 and the family at this time. Heart felt condolences from all the cricket world . @StrikersBBL
— Darren Lehmann (@darren_lehmann) December 31, 2018
May Allah blessed his soul. My condolences to u brother
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 30, 2018
Condolences my bud. Stay strong champ. 🙏🙏
— Vernon Philander (@VDP_24) December 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/dizzy259/status/1079376323464708097
Rashid has had an excellent start to his latest BBL campaign, taking five wickets and conceding an average of just 3.41 runs per over from his first three games. He is currently the No.1 in ICC rankings for T20 bowlers this year and is closing in on 100 T20 wickets for this calendar year.
It will be the fourth match for the Strikers in the 2018 season. Earlier this year, in February, the team won its first Big Bash League (BBL) title when it beat the Hobart Hurricanes at Adelaide Oval.
