5 reasons why Rashid Khan is the best T20I bowler

#4 The lethal googly

Rashid Khan has a CPL hat-trick for Guyana Amazon Warriors against Jamaica

The first ball that Sabbir Rehman received from Rashid Khan in the first T20I, pitched outside off-stump, spun back sharply and thudded into the pad of the batsman waiting on the back-foot. The googly deceived him.

In the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, bowling to Virat Kohli, Rashid floated an innocuous delivery. Kohli went for the expansive drive, only to see his stumps castled. The googly deceived him.

Playing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors team in the CPL 2017, Rashid took a hat-trick against Jamaica Tallawahas. All three balls were googlies, the incoming batsmen had no idea about this devil and all three were clean bowled. The googlies deceived them.

The analysis reveals that Rashid’s googly turns more than an average googly bowled by a leg-spinner. His body movement and quick-arm action provide no clue to the batsman whatsoever. The clever intermittent usage of the special delivery makes Rashid a deadly bowler.