New Delhi: Teenage leg-spinner Rashid Khan on Wednesday created history by becoming the first player from the war-torn Afghanistan to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The 18-year-old was named in the playing XI of the defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad who took on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the lung-opener of the 2017 IPL edition.
Rashid was bought by Sunrisers for Rs 4 crore making him an overnight star in his country.
Known to bowl fast leg-breaks, Rashid has been in prime form during the recently concluded bilateral series against Ireland played at Greater Noida.
He took five wickets in the T20 Internationals and 16 wickets in five ODIs and match-haul of eight scalps in the four-day game. He also hit a half-century in one of the games.
Rashid has so far played 33 T20 games taking 56 wickets at an economy rate of shade less than six runs per over.
