HBD Rashid Khan: Afghanistan star turns 26

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Khan made his ODI debut at the age of 17 vs Zimbabwe in 2015.

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Within just 3 years, Rashid became a sought after bowler in world cricket and was bought for INR 4 Crore by SRH to play in the IPL. 2017.

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Rashid is the youngest captain ever in ODIs (19 y 165 d) and Tests (20 y 350d) as well.

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He became the highest wicket taker for his country in ODIs in 2018 and has 185 wickets from 99 innings in the format.

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Rashid also has 34 scalps to his name in Tests and 152 in T20Is from 93 innings.

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Apart from his bowling heroics, Rashid is also a handy batter having 1882 runs to his name across formats.

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