I Have Spent About 25 Days At Home In The Last Five Years - Rashid Khan

Superstar spinner Rashid Khan is the most sought-after T20 bowler in the world as he is arguably the best spinner. He tours the world and plies his trade in the mega leagues such as the IPL, BBL, CPL, PSL, etc.

However, his year-round professional commitments mean Rashid Khan barely has time to spend with his family. And now, in the pandemic era, with the quarantine rules, there is even less time he gets to be alongside his loved ones. In fact, as the man himself said, he had spent no more than four weeks in the last 5 years with his family.

“In the last five years I’ve spent about 25 days at home. I didn’t have that opportunity to celebrate my achievement with the family because I was just so busy. I forgot my achievements and that hurts sometimes. I don’t get enough time to be with the family, but at the same time it is the start of my career so I have to struggle,” Rashid Khan told Guardian.co.uk.

The moment we have a series back home it will be massive: Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan, who was recently named Afghanistan‘s T20I captain, hopes to one day play in front of his home crowd in Afghanistan. Due to lack of resources and security reasons, Afghanistan doesn’t host international cricket, and they play their home matches in UAE and India.

The 22-year-old leg-spinner, who has taken 371 T20 wickets so far, talks about the love of the game and its players in his home country.

“Wherever I go I see international players playing at home in front of their crowds, getting the support, getting all the love; we so much want the same in our country. Our people, they love cricket, they love sport and the moment we have a series back home it will be massive. There will be no single spot to sit,” the Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner stated.

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