ICC World Cup 2019: One player from each team who might be the leading wicket taker of the tournament

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#7 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan, the young leggie from Afghanistan can go on to become one of the successful limited overs spinners of all time in the game of cricket. He is one of the few bowlers who could trouble even the greatest batsmen of all time.

In 2015, the leg-spinner announced his arrival into the international cricket. Since then, he shattered a lot of records in international cricket. He possesses a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

He was the main reason behind Afghanistan's qualification for the 2019 World Cup as he picked up 14 wickets from 7 games in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. Later, he picked up 8 and 10 wickets in the series against Ireland and Asia Cup respectively.

So far, Rashid Khan has scalped 118 wickets from 52 matches at an average of 14.47 including eight 4-wicket-hauls with the best bowling figure of 7 for 18. He has all the potential to pick more wickets than any bowler at the 2019 World Cup.

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