All eyes are on spin wizard Rashid Khan, Ahead of the T20 tie in Mohali
On Monday, as the Afghanistan cricket team entered the newly renovated IS Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, all eyes were on spin magician Rashid Khan.
Back to the cricket field after almost a gap of two months, the leg-break bowler is not new to the Mohali stadium. He has been coming to the stadium during IPL games while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans. But it is the first time that he has travelled to Mohali with the Afghanistan team.
The spinner had been absent from the recent T20I series in the UAE and the Big Bash League owing to his back surgery. He has also conveyed his unavailability for the first South Africa 20 season.
Though he is part of the Afghanistan team, it remains to be seen if he will be playing in the three-match T20I series against India. It is unlikely that he will participate, as indicated by a statement from the Afghanistan Cricket Board.