Current World XI in ODI Cricket

#8 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is an Afghan cricketer who represents the national team.

Rashid Khan became the youngest player to top the ICC Player Ranking for bowlers in ODIs. Khan became the fastest and youngest bowler to take 100 wickets in ODIs when he dismissed Shai Hope. He took 44 matches to take his 100th dismissal, breaking the previous record of 52 matches, set by Mitchell Starc of Australia. He is currently ranked no. 2 when it comes to bowlers rankings in the world. He is a match winner and can change the situation of the match anytime.

Rashid outnumbers leg breaks with googlies, something he has perfected into a reliable and somewhat retaliatory weapon and he executes it without being ever so predictable. Rashid bowls stump to stump - and does so at a quick pace, using his fingers more than the wrists, thus not allowing the batsman any time to shimmy out and get to the pitch of the ball.

In 46 matches for Afghanistan, Rashid has taken 108 wickets at an extraordinary average of 14.22 and a strike rate of 21.72 which is beyond belief.

It is a fact that majority of these matches have not been against top 10 sides. However, despite that fact, it is no small accomplishment.

Therefore, Rashid Khan is a certainty in this team.