Top 5 T20 players of 2017

#2 Rashid Khan

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The youngest cricket to claim 100 T20 wickets, Rashid Khan is definitely the find of 2017. The Afghani leg spinner's journey has been incredible so far and he is only 19 years of age.

In 2017, Rashid Khan has taken 74 T20 wickets at an average of 14.5 and a strike rate of 15.9. He has a stunning economy rate of 5.73, better than any bowler in the top 10.

Making his maiden appearance at the age of 18, Rashid Khan was one of the successful bowlers in this year’s Indian Premier League. He finished the tournament as the 6th highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets and bamboozled some of the world class batsmen like Aaron Finch, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Brendon McCullum and Steve Smith.

In a T20I game against Ireland, Rashid Khan produced one of the best T20 spells of 2017 (2-1-3-5). He is also the first Afghanistan cricketer selected to play in the Australian Big Bash league 2017/18.