Verified 8 Nov 2026
Cricket · Bowling all-rounder; leg-break googly bowler
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is an Afghan leg-spin bowler and bowling all-rounder known for his pace through the air and googly in short-format cricket.
AfghanistanBorn 20 September 1998
Current statusAs of 8 November 2026, Rashid Khan is active in Afghanistan's international record and global franchise cricket. The ICC profile lists his last match as 2026, while the Afghanistan Cricket Board reports 2026 Player of the Series and Player of the Match honours. No retirement is established in the reviewed sources.
The verified profile
Rashid Khan Arman is an Afghanistan right-handed bowling all-rounder from Nangarhar. He made his ODI debut in 2015, became the fastest to 100 ODI wickets in 2018, and built a global franchise career through the IPL, Big Bash League and other T20 competitions.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7How to read the player
Rashid Khan’s impact comes from a format-specific combination: high-speed leg-spin, a disguised googly and a stump-to-stump attack create pressure in short innings, while late-order hitting gives teams a second route to recover runs. His record is best read by separating international formats from franchise T20 totals rather than collapsing every wicket into one headline number.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U research deskCareer, life and public work
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Tests
ESPNcricinfo career table displayed on the profile page; this is a page snapshot, not a live total.
ODIs
ESPNcricinfo career table for Afghanistan ODIs; page snapshot accessed 8 November 2026.
T20Is
ESPNcricinfo career table for Afghanistan T20Is; page snapshot accessed 8 November 2026.
IPL bowling
Gujarat Titans displayed overall IPL career table; franchise competition scope.
IPL batting
Gujarat Titans displayed overall IPL career table; franchise competition scope.
BBL bowling
Adelaide Strikers displayed overall Big Bash career snapshot.
BBL batting
Adelaide Strikers displayed overall Big Bash career snapshot.
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe T20I
ACB homepage report for Afghanistan's first T20I of the series; match-performance scope.
Personal background
Rashid Khan Arman was born on 20 September 1998 in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Al Jazeera's reported account traces his path through the Peshawar region, where he studied at Islamia College and developed his game on concrete with taped tennis balls. The detail helps explain the practical origins of his speed and control without turning a public sporting biography into private family coverage. Question: Who is Rashid Khan? Answer: Rashid Khan is an Afghan right-handed bowling all-rounder whose leg-break googly made him a global short-format star.
Professional journey
Rashid's route moved from early Afghan cricket and the 2015 ODI debut to the IPL, the Big Bash League and other international franchise competitions. ESPNcricinfo records his 2017 Sunrisers Hyderabad entry and the Adelaide Strikers page dates his Big Bash debut to 22 December 2017. Question: When did Rashid Khan make his international debut? Answer: He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in October 2015, when he was 17. Question: What is Rashid Khan's IPL career? Answer: The reviewed IPL profile lists 153 matches and 179 wickets, with his IPL journey including Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans.
Playing career and Rashid Khan stats
As displayed in the retained pages accessed on 8 November 2026, the international bowling table lists 45 Test wickets in six matches, 237 ODI wickets in 126 matches and 200 T20I wickets in 121 matches. The Gujarat Titans page shows 153 IPL matches and 179 wickets, while Adelaide Strikers' page shows 69 Big Bash matches and 98 wickets. Question: What are Rashid Khan's stats? Answer: His dated format-specific snapshot is 45 Test, 237 ODI and 200 T20I wickets, plus 179 IPL wickets and 98 Big Bash wickets on the named pages; these are page snapshots accessed on 8 November 2026, not live totals. Question: How many wickets has Rashid Khan taken in all formats? Answer: The sources support 45 Test, 237 ODI and 200 T20I wickets and separate franchise figures; this dossier does not invent one combined total because the aggregate T20 table overlaps international and domestic competitions.
Playing style: speed, googly and control
Rashid is not defined only by large turn. ESPNcricinfo describes a bowler who moves the ball quickly through the air, attacks the stumps and disguises an accurate googly among several variations. Al Jazeera’s reporting similarly links his pace—above 90 km/h in the feature—to the late reaction time he creates for batters. His right-handed lower-order hitting adds value when a team needs boundary options, but the central skill remains a repeatable, attacking leg-spin method suited to short innings.
Setbacks, pressure and comebacks
The reviewed sources do not supply a reliable injury or private-health chronology, so this section does not manufacture one. The public sporting arc instead shows repeated adaptation: a 17-year-old making his ODI debut on the 2015 Zimbabwe tour, rapid recognition in 2017, record-setting ODI progress in 2018 and a continuing international workload through the 2026 ACB snapshot. That sequence is a documented career response to pressure, not a claim about unseen personal setbacks.
Post-playing work
Rashid Khan remains an active cricketer in the reviewed 2026 sources, so a post-playing career is not established. The ICC page lists his last match as 2026, and the Afghanistan Cricket Board homepage accessed on 8 November 2026 records him contributing to Afghanistan's 2026 international campaign. No coaching, broadcasting or retirement role is added without evidence.
Public ventures and commercial claims
The reviewed player, league and governing-board sources document cricket roles and performances, not a verified business ownership, net-worth figure or salary. This profile therefore keeps the public-ventures section intentionally narrow: no venture is established by the sources reviewed, and endorsements or franchise contracts are not relabelled as ownership.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- Born in Nangarhar
Born in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.
ESPNcricinfo - Islamia College and early development
Al Jazeera describes his study at Islamia College in Peshawar and his early cricket development on concrete with taped tennis balls.
Al Jazeera - ODI debut
Made his Afghanistan ODI debut against Zimbabwe at age 17 during the October 2015 tour.
ESPNcricinfo - IPL and international breakthrough
In 2017, took 5/3 against Ireland in a T20I and 7/18 against West Indies in an ODI, and received the ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year award.
ESPNcricinfo - Big Bash debut
Made his Big Bash League debut for Adelaide Strikers.
Adelaide Strikers - 100 ODI wickets
Became the fastest to 100 ODI wickets and the youngest cricketer to top the ODI bowling rankings, according to the reviewed profiles.
ESPNcricinfo - T20I Player of the Decade
Named ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Decade.
Red Bull - Gujarat Titans IPL champion
Helped Gujarat Titans win the IPL in their first season with 19 wickets.
Gujarat Titans - T20I wicket record
Red Bull reports that he passed Tim Southee’s previous mark of 164 to become the leading wicket-taker in men’s T20I cricket.
Red Bull - 2026 T20I contribution
The Afghanistan Cricket Board homepage reports 30 runs and 2/20 in Afghanistan’s first T20I against Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan Cricket Board
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
ICC T20I Player of the Decade
Named ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Decade in 2020.
ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year
Received the 2017 ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year honour after a breakthrough international season.
Fastest to 100 ODI wickets
Reached 100 ODI wickets in 44 matches in 2018, according to the Red Bull profile.
IPL title with Gujarat Titans
Took 19 wickets as Gujarat Titans won the IPL in their debut season in 2022.
IPL hat-trick for Gujarat Titans
Took Gujarat Titans’ first IPL hat-trick against Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2023 season.
2026 ACB Tri-Nation Player of the Series
The Afghanistan Cricket Board homepage reports that Rashid Khan was named Player of the Series after Afghanistan won the 2026 ODI Tri-Nation Series.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01International Cricket Council
Rashid Khan | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-11-08 - 02ESPNcricinfo
Rashid Khan HOME
Accessed 2026-11-08 - 03Al Jazeera
The life and career of Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s cricket prodigy
Accessed 2026-11-08 - 04Gujarat Titans
Rashid Khan IPL Profile
Accessed 2026-11-08 - 05Adelaide Strikers
Rashid Khan | Player Profile
Accessed 2026-11-08 - 06Red Bull
Rashid Khan Arman: Cricket
Accessed 2026-11-08 - 07Afghanistan Cricket Board
Afghanistan Cricket Board homepage — 2026 international updates
Accessed 2026-11-08