Top 5 players to watch out for in BBL 2017-18

1 Rashid Khan- Adelaide Strikers

Rashid Khan

Afghanistan has been one of world cricket's greatest underdog stories in recent years, and the player who has captured the imagination of cricket fans all across the world is their 19-year-old leg-spin magician Rashid Khan.

After his stellar stints in the CPL and the IPL, the young Afghan signed for the Adelaide Strikers earlier this year and is all set to bring his unique skills to the BBL. Rashid Khan is currently one of the biggest match-turning players in T20 cricket and has the numbers to back it up.

He is actually more dangerous when his team are defending a score. Khan averages 13.49 when bowling second, as opposed to 17.81 when bowling first. However, his economy rates are even more impressive- 5.56 versus 6.08.

Nothing much in it maybe, but T20 is a game of the finest of margins and they all count. If the Adelaide Strikers do actually go far in the BBL this season, then a lot of it will have to do with the performance of their Afghan import.