BBL Draft: 7 IPL stars to go under the hammer for Big Bash League

Modified Jul 30, 2022 02:21 IST

Faf du Plessis and Rashid Khan are expected to be big buys in BBL

#5 Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is the youngest achiever in world cricket. (Pic credits: Getty)

Afghanistan’s legendary spinner Rashid Khan, who won his first IPL trophy with Gujarat Titans in the league's latest edition, will be a big name in BBL.

He last played in the Australian T20 league for Adelaide Strikers. The champion all-rounder has a knack for picking up wickets and usually troubles all world-class batters.

He has already scalped 92 wickets in 61 matches at a phenomenal economy rate of 6.44. Overall, he has scalped 466 wickets in 336 T20s which features four five-wicket hauls. Besides bowling, he is also a handy batsman in the lower order who can finish off matches.

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Edited by Akshay Saraswat