Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is focused on World Cup glory rather than wedding bells

As the leg-spin specialist aims to inspire Afghanistan at the Twenty20 global event, Rashid Khan insists his mind is consumed by the World Cup and not wedding bells. Rashid, who is still only 23, is crucial to his country’s prospects of winning its first global title and a probable victory that would bring rare good news to his homeland. Rashid, on the other hand, told AFP that conjecture about his personal life in the run-up to the event, which is currently taking place in Oman and the UAE, will not derail his plans. He denied ever saying, “When Afghanistan wins the World Cup, I will marry.”

“To be honest, I was startled when I heard this because I never said I would marry once I won the World Cup,” Rashid said.

“I just stated that I have more cricket and three World Cups (the Twenty20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022, and the 50-over World Cup in 2023) in the next several years, so my focus will be on cricket rather than getting married,” he continued.

Rashid, who debuted for Afghanistan at the age of 17, is one of the most sought-after players in world cricket.

He has already appeared in 51 T20 international matches and over 280 T20 games for franchises all over the world.

He has had a successful career that has taken him to England, Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, and, of course, the Indian Premier League, where he has been a regular with Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2017.

He has 95 T20 international wickets at an average of 12.63 and was named ICC Cricketer of the Decade in the format in 2020.

Spin will be crucial on the Gulf’s low, sluggish wickets.

“I believe it’ll be a spinners’ World Cup,” Rashid said.