Rashid Khan becomes second cricketer with 600 T20 wickets

Over the last few years, Rashid Khan has become synonymous with T20 cricket, with the leg spinner playing franchise cricket all over the world. After his assignment in the Major League Cricket (MLC), where he played for MI New York, the Afghanistan leggie was seen in The Hundred. 

On July 29 (Monday), Rashid made his maiden appearance for Trent Rockets at this year’s The Hundred. The leg spinner removed Paul Walter, who was Rashid’s iconic 600th victim in T20 cricket. Rashid became only the second bowler in T20 history to pick up 600 wickets, after Dwayne Bravo, who currently leads the list with 630 wickets. 

Astonishingly, Rashid achieved this in just 438 appearances while maintaining an economy of 6.5 and an average of 18.3, far lower than Bravo’s numbers. The leg spinner made his T20 debut in 2015 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo but, over the last nine years, has played cricket for nearly 20 franchises. 

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