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Thursday, September 14, 2017

Leg Spinner Rashid Khan to be first Afghan to play in Australia’s Big Bash League(BBL)

Young, leg spinning star Rashid Khan will become the first Afghanistan player to play in Australia’s T20 league, The Big Bash. 
The 18-year-old has been signed by South Australia’s Adelaide Strikers.
It is no surprise to see Rashid bagging a contract in Australia since he was one of the best bowlers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year. 
The Big Bash League (BBL) has emerged as the second-most successful T20 tournament after the IPL in recent years.
“I am very happy to have signed with the Strikers for the BBL,” the leg-spinner said in a club statement. “It is a huge honour to be a part of such a great tournament and even more of an honour to be the first Afghanistan player to participate on the BBL stage.”
Adelaide Strikers coach Jason Gillespie hailed Rashid's signing as a “major coup”. “Rashid has set the world alight in T20 cricket with his energy, enthusiasm, and great control for a young guy,” Gillespie said.
“He has some great variations, can bowl stump-to-stump and can be very hard to pick. We're delighted to be able to offer him the opportunity to play for the Adelaide Strikers.” 

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