World’s top-rated Twenty20 bowler began playing cricket in Peshawar

Leg-spinner says unfancied side has required skills and talent to compete in England

The two teams will play five ODIs starting February 28

Imamul Haq reached 27th position while Shoaib Malik is at 42nd position in the rankings

Afghanistan spinner obtained CNIC in 2014

The three cricketers have been fined 15% of their match fees

The panel of experts praised the performance of birthday boy Rashid Khan

Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs

Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan has launched a charity organization which aims to provide education and medical facilities to impoverished and orphan children in the war-torn country, reports ICC Cricket

Cricketing website ESPNCricinfo has picked Pakistani cricketers Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul for their all-time Twenty20 International team of the last 25 years. The team was picked by a jury comprising Ian Chappell, Sanjay Manjrekar, John Wright, Dav Whatmore and Mark Nicholas. West Indies cricketers Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo while India’s Rohit Sharma, Virat…

He’s 19 and from a country at war for decades, but Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is the toast of the cricket world with his leg-spin wizardry. From Thursday, the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 bowler will be in action as Afghanistan play their first ever Test match, the gruelling five-day format beloved of purists, against the mighty…

Teen sensation Rashid Khan led an inspired spin attack to help Afghanistan trounce Bangladesh by 45 runs in the first Twenty20 international on Sunday. Khan claimed three wickets with his wily leg-spin to help bowl out Bangladesh for 122 as hosts Afghanistan took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in the northern Indian city of Dehradun. Off-spinner Mujeeb…

Teen sensation Rashid Khan will lead a heavyweight spin attack for Afghanistan in the country’s first-ever Test against India next month, the Afghan cricket board announced Tuesday. Khan and fellow spinners Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zahir Khan and Hamza Hotak were named in a 16-strong squad for the historic one-off Test in Bangalore starting June 14….

London: Afghanistan’s mesmerising leg spinner Rashid Khan will play for a World XI in the one-off Twenty20 clash with West Indies at Lord’s to raise funds for stadiums damaged by last year’s hurricanes in the Caribbean. The 19-year-old — who is ranked number one in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 bowling rankings — said…

  At just 7,092 days of age, Afghanistan’s teenage leg-spinning sensation has become the top-ranked ODI bowler, making him the youngest ever No.1 in men’s rankings history. After a year in which Rashid Khan left plenty of records in his wake – and for which he was given the ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year award…

DUBAI: Pakistan’s Hasan Ali, India’s Virat Kohli and Australia’s Steve Smith won top honours in the ICC Awards 2017, Samaa reported. Pakistan’s Hasan Ali, who was named the Player of the tournament in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, was named ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year. A message of thanks from @RealHa55an 🇵🇰 #ICCAwards pic.twitter.com/t3QSPsauh5…

Virat Kohli’s India dominated 2017 in Test cricket as they shored up top spot in the rankings, but will face far tougher challenges in South Africa and England next year while Afghanistan and Ireland start a new Test era. The 29-year-old Kohli racked up three double hundreds as his team extended their winning streak to…