Rashid Khan keen to Impress on Debut for Adelaide Strikers

Afghanistan born leg-spinner, Rashid Khan, who has already proved his mettle in top T20 leagues is now keen to make a mark in his debut season for Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League.

The 19-year-old Rashid had a brilliant stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) bagging 17 wickets in the 14  matches he featured. He also became the first ever bowler to pick a hattrick in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the Guyana Amazon Warriors.

After trading his plight in the top leagues, Rashid is now set to make his mark for the Adelaide Strikers in this edition of BBL starting today.

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The young Rashid while talking about his stint in BBL revealed that he always wanted to play in Australia and is keen prove his worth with the ball.

“I love Big Bash and was really keen to play. I will try to keep things simple, the more you enjoy the game the better you perform. Hopefully, there will be some good celebrations,” Rashid stated while talking to website adelaidenow.

Further talking about his plan, Rashid admitted he would look to keep things tight rather than going for wickets.

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“I am more concentrating on having a good economy. I am not so worried about wickets as I am bowling after 10 overs and finishing,” he mentioned further.

Rashid also admitted that he is looking forward to sharing the dressing room with Australian legend Jason Gillespie, who is the coach of Strikers.

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I performed well in the T20 World Cup and Jason spoke with me after that. I decided to play for the Strikers. He has been supporting me very well,” Rashid concluded.