Watch: Rashid Khan Hilariously Reveals Who Stole The Bat Given To Him By Virat Kohli

Who would not like to play with Virat Kohli’s mighty bat that has made bowlers’ life miserable. The India skipper has been making runs at will in the last few years. Well, Afghanistan star Rashid Khan also asked for a bat from Kohli and the India skipper duly obliged. However, Rashid’s hope of doing wonders with the bat ended in disappointment as the bat didn’t stay in his possession for too long.

Speaking to cricket.com.au ahead of Afghanistan’s opening World Cup 2019 clash against Australia, Rashid opened up about his habit of collecting bats from some of the best players in the world. The star leg-spinner revealed he had asked for bats from Virat Kohli, David Warner and KL Rahul.

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“When you are (learning) the skills of batting, you need to have a good bat. I got a few from the players. I got one from Virat (Kohli), I got from Davey (David Warner), I got one from KL Rahul and those are special bats. That will help me to make some runs in the World Cup,” said Rashid Khan.

But when asked further about the whereabouts of the bat given to him by Kohli, Rashid Khan narrated the story of how it went missing. The Sunrisers Hyderabad star hilariously revealed that his former captain Asghar Afghan took it from him.

“When I was batting with the bat against Ireland, I flicked one for four – I wanted to hit a boundary and it went for six. I was like ‘what happened? That went for six? I was like ‘there is something in the bat’. I loved the bat. It was like every ball I hit went for six. There was something special in that bat. As soon as I came to the pavillion, our previous captain Asghar Afghan, he came up to me and said, ‘give me that bat’ and I was like ‘oh no’.

“He had already taken it out from my bag and put it in his own bag. That was a special bat, from a special player as well. He took that bat and I hope he doesn’t do well with that and gives it back,” said Rashid Khan.

Watch the entire interview here:

Afghan superstar Rashid Khan has a habit of collecting great players' bats, however, one has been stolen! He tells the story… pic.twitter.com/pj97NuunFP

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Afghanistan, meanwhile, will be looking to cause an upset when they take on Australia in their World Cup-opener on Saturday.