“You want to bowl long spells to learn more about your bowling,”- Afghan spinner Rashid Khan.
Afghan Cricket player Rashid Khan Wishes for more opportunities to play Test matches against top teams, the player told Reuters on Friday.
Rashid has been a part of five out of six Tests of Afghanistan’s since the country was given Full Membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The team was scheduled to play a one-off Test in Hobart in the month of November but Cricket Australia decided to postpone the match citing uncertainty over the future of women’s cricket under Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan.
Rashid expressed regret on missing out on an opportunity to test his skills against players like Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne.
“As a player, it disappoints you because you always wait for opportunities to play big teams,” the Afghani player, currently playing for Gujarat Titans in the IPL, said.
“It’s about improving your cricket and learning new things.
“We all were looking forward to it but sometimes things do not go your way. I hope we get the opportunity to play them soon.”
Famous for his name in Twenty20 leagues all over the world, Rashid Khan knows the importance of playing test crickets for the growth of a player.
“You want to bowl long spells to learn more about your bowling. I do hope we get the opportunity in the next few years to play more Test matches.”
Rashid is also playing for other country’s cricket franchise like England, India, Australia, Pakistan and West Indies due to his feisty leg spin earned a name all over the world.
“Wickets and conditions vary from country to country. You have to think differently and that adds something extra to your game,” he explained.
“That experience makes you mentally very strong. It has helped me a lot.”
Apart from being an agile fielder, he is also an aggressive lower-order batter which makes him an asset in franchise cricket.
“I think I can be a much better batsman than what I am now,” Rashid said. “I should be someone taking more responsibility in that department as well. I keep working on my batting.
“In the last couple of years, there’s more expectation from me in that department that I can deliver crucial 20-25 runs with the bat.
“I know I have the skill and talent to deliver that, it’s just about bringing that confidence in you that you can deliver.”
