Harsha Bhogle Hits Back After Trollers Slam Rashid Khan for 'Bro' Comment

Renowned commentator-cum-journalist, Harsha Bhogle lashed out at the trollers who trolled Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan for calling the former brother on the social media platform.

Meanwhile, it all started when Bhogle praised Rashid for his splendid effort in the recently concluded three-match Twenty20 International series.

The 19-year-old Rashid single-handedly guided Afghanistan to their maiden series win against Bangladesh. Moreover, they defeated the Tigers by one run in the final game to complete the three-match series with a clean sweep by 3-0.

The young prodigy finished the league as the Player of the Series with 12 wickets from three games. He derailed the Bangladesh batting to clinch the maiden series.

As a result, a confident Afghanistan side will go for their debut Test against India since earning the status. Bengaluru will host the single Test starting from June 14.

Rashid’s brilliant efforts compelled Bhogle to praise him on Twitter.

“Meanwhile @rashidkhan_19 has defended 9 off the last over to give Afghanistan a clean sweep over Bangladesh. Amazing result for Afghanistan and further proof of Rashid’s phenomenal development,” Bhogle tweeted.

Meanwhile @rashidkhan_19 has defended 9 off the last over to give Afghanistan a clean sweep over Bangladesh. Amazing result for Afghanistan and further proof of Rashid's phenomenal development

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 7, 2018

Riding on his luck and performance, Rashid was quick to reply to Bhogle’s tweet. However, his choice of words for him did not go down well with a certain section of his fans, as he referred to Bhogle as ‘bro’.

“Thank you bro“, Rashid replied.

Thank you bro

— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) June 7, 2018

Some users were quick to point out the huge difference in age between the two. The famous expert is 56, which is a massive 37 years more than Rashid.

However, Harsha Bhogle has now come in support of the young spinner. He reiterated that he has no problem with the ‘bro’ bit. Bhogle also admitted that he is looking forward to meeting him during the Test series.

“Hey @rashidkhan_19, no problem with the “bro” bit. Go for it! Looking forward to catching up in Bengaluru!” the tweet read.

Hey @rashidkhan_19, no problem with the "bro" bit. Go for it! Looking forward to catching up in Bengaluru!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 9, 2018

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