Top 5 white-ball spinners of the current generation

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Big Bash League - Stars v Sixers

#1 Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

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2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League - Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors

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Shane Warne celebrates victory Ashes 1997

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Khan, an Afghani right-arm leg break bowler. At the age of 18, Rashid Khan made his debut in the 2nd ODI during the Zimbabwe tour in 2015 in which he took only one wicket from the 10 he bowled. In that series, he also took 5 wickets.

He is also one of the most favorite bowlers in the cash-rich tournaments like Indian Premier League, Caribbean Premier League, Big Bash League, and many other leagues.

Feats achieved by Rashid Khan:

  1. He became the youngest player to captain an international side during the World Cup Qualifiers.
  2. He took only 44 innings to take his 100th wicket to became the fastest and the youngest bowler to achieve this feat.
  3. In terms of time, he also became the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in T20I.

Ranking:

Rashid has been moved to the 2nd place in ODI and 1st in the T20I world ranking.

Bowling Career Statistics:

In ODI, he has appeared in a total of 50 innings so far, in which he has taken 118 wickets with an economy rate of 3.91 along with four 5-wicket hauls.

In T20I, he has appeared in a total of 35 innings so far, in which he has taken 64 wickets with an economy rate of 6.02 along with a one 5-wicket haul.

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