Rashid Khan Continues To Improve As A T20 Cricketer

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who is fast turning into one of the best players in T20 franchise cricket, showed glimpses of the improvement he has made as a cricketer with a stellar show in the

"When I got there I thought I will just try and find some gaps here. The bowler was new also. If he bowled in my areas my thinking was just to try and hit gaps."

Khan had a poor outing for SRH with the bat, although he was extremely successful with the ball, picking 10 wickets and more importantly conceding runs at 6.14 an over.

"Definitely, in games and situations like this, you have to keep a cool mind. You have to stay relaxed. When you need six sixes, you have to go for it. Here I just needed two proper shots and you win the game," he said after the game.

He had recently said he is not interested in captaining Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup. The 22-year-old player has 95 wickets in 51 T20 Internationals and has also taken 140 wickets in 74 ODIs. He has also picked 34 wickets in five Test matches. But his biggest success has come in the T20 franchise cricket. In 260 T20 matches, he has 361 wickets.