Delhi: Whenever there is talk of magical spin bowling in the world of cricket, the name of Rashid Khan of Afghanistan is definitely taken. Thanks to his lethal bowling, he made many records in T20 and ODI. Meanwhile, right-arm leg spinner Rashid has achieved a position in the history of T20 cricket, where no bowler in the world has been able to reach till date.

Rashid Khan completed 700 wickets

Actually, Rashid Khan has achieved the feat of taking 700 wickets in T20 cricket. He registered this record in his name as soon as he took the wicket of Mohammad Arfan in the match against UAE. Rashid is the only bowler who has taken 700 wickets in T20 cricket. Dwayne Bravo is second in terms of taking most wickets in T20 cricket, who has 631 wickets in his name.

Top-5 bowlers taking most wickets in T20 cricket

1. Rashid Khan– 700 wickets
2. dwayne bravo– 631 wickets
3. Sunil Narine– 613 wickets
4. imran tahir– 572 wickets
5. andre russell– 508 wickets

Rashid Khan’s T20 career

This right-handed all-rounder has played 518* matches in the T20 format and has taken 700 wickets at an average above 18. During this period his economy is below 7. At the same time, as a batsman, Rashid has scored more than 2800 runs with the help of 5 half-centuries.

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