Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has claimed a bold claim that Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan is more cricketer than the legend Pesar Wasim Akram. Rashid has been a revelation since making his success in international cricket in 2015. Since then, 26 -year -old has chosen 45 wickets in tests and 198 in ODI and 161 in T20I.
Rashid has become a legend in T20 format Since he has a total of 633 wickets in the format, making him the highest wicket -taker in the history of the format. Speaking on Geo News, Latif claimed that Rashid put the Afghanistan cricket team on the map and helped them to gain recognition. The former wicketkeeper said that Rashid’s height is bigger than Akram.
Rashid Latif said, “Rashid has brought Afghanistan on the map, he has helped him to get recognition.”
“He is greater than Wasim Akram.”
He said, “I am sorry to say that Rashid’s height is big.”
Latif also gave some advice for Rashid and said that he was to help improve Afghanistan’s testing team so that he could play against Pakistan in the longest format of the game.
“I have only one advice for Rashid Khan. Latif said, “Improve your Test team and play more Test matches against Pakistan.”
On the other hand, Akram is a legend of the game and took 414 wickets in 104 tests and 502 wickets in 356 Odis.
Rashid Khan will lead Afghanistan’s Champions Trophy charge
Rashid Khan was the captain of the Afghanistan team when he scored a historic run in the semi -finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. Now, spinner will be a star name for the Afghan side as he was the head of Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Afghanistan is grouped with South Africa, Australia and England Will expect to repeat the recent white-ball form in the tournament.
Afghanistan team for Champions Trophy 2025
Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Sedikullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nagiya Khan
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