On Friday, the talented leg-spinner of Afghanistan Rashid Khan has been re-signed by Sussex Sharks for the next year’s Twenty20 Blast. Despite the fact that he is yet to get an international clearance, the 19-year-old is expected to be with Sussex until the commencement of 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Earlier, Rashid signed the deal only for the first half of this year’s competition, but later he extended his stay after pulling out of CPL 2018. He scalped up 17 wickets at an impressive average of 14.25 and economy rate of 6.29 helping his team to progress to the quarter-final. However, he had to leave early due to international commitments. Sussex managed to beat Durham in the quarter-final and are now through to the Finals Day.

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Talking about his performance, Khan said, “I’m so happy and pleased to be back with Sussex in the 2019 T20 Blast. I had the best time this year; my teammates, the coaching staff, and the management staff were amazing. I really enjoyed my stay and can’t wait to come again and play for Sussex next year. I was really pleased to see the team qualify for the quarter-finals and then to the Finals Day. I wish them the very best of luck; I hope they do well and win the title for Sussex. Come on Sharks!”

Expressing his excitement, Sussex head coach Jason Gilespie said: “I’m absolutely delighted. I can’t speak highly enough of the young man, his performances and how he fitted into our dressing room. He was brilliant for Sussex. I’m jumping for joy at the prospect of having Rashid back for us next year.”

The top-ranked T20I bowler has already established himself as a known entity in the shortest format of the game. Apart from his successful outings with Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rashid has also impressed in various other T20 leagues around the world.