The young leg-spinning sensation from Afghanistan, Rashid Khan has now earned a huge fan following across the world, especially in India because of the exceptional performances he gave in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League (IPL).
However, the performance that he gave in the virtual semi-final match against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) impressed one and all as he single-handedly took the team to the finale. The semi-finale night will always be remembered for Rashid Khan’s devastating performance.
Not just with the ball, but Rashid left everyone stunned with his batting exploits as well. He slammed 34 runs in 10 balls and later took 2 wickets and an effective run-out. He was phenomenal in all the three departments of the match.
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The young leggie has become a hero on various social media and has become a talk of the town. People have literally gone berserk over his talent. A few people were so impressed with the stunning performance of Rashid Khan that they wanted him to get the citizenship of India so that he can play for the Indian team in the upcoming World Cup 2019.
After reading the tweets of Indians, it was the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani who tweeted that they won’t give Rashid Khan as he is the asset to their cricket team.
Afghans take absolute pride in our hero, Rashid Khan. I am also thankful to our Indian friends for giving our players a platform to show their skills. Rashid reminds us whats best about Afg. He remains an asset to the cricketing world. No we are not giving him away. @narendramodi
— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) May 25, 2018
After this tweet from Afghan’s president, people started giving them the offers. However ACB chairman, Atif Mashal was quick enough to respond to all the offers. He acknowledged but said that they won’t give Rashid as he is a patriotic Afghan. Here’s what he tweeted:
Thanks for the offers from those who want @rashidkhan_19. I know he is in high demand everywhere but he is not going anywhere anytime because he is a proud and patriotic Afghan.
— Atif Mashal عاطف مشعل (@MashalAtif) May 26, 2018
The tweet read: “Thanks for the offers from those who want @rashidkhan_19. I know he is in high demand everywhere but he is not going anywhere anytime because he is a proud and patriotic Afghan.”
Rashid Khan also came up with a reply. He replied in support of the chairman and mentioned that he is looking forward to bringing peace in his country. Here’s what he tweeted:
Sure Mr. Chairman, @mashalAtif I am proud Afghan and I will stay in my country and will work and fight for our nation. We spread peace and our country needs us.
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) May 26, 2018
The tweet read: “Sure Mr. Chairman, @mashalAtif I am proud Afghan and I will stay in my country and will work and fight for our nation. We spread peace and our country needs us.”
