Rashid Khan bowed only 2 overs against the Indians in Mumbai on Saturday. It was the first time in the history of the Indian Premier League that Rashid did not dirty his full quota in the match where 20 overs were bowed.
Rashid, one of the largest spinners of white balls in the history of the game, joined the Gujarat Titans since the beginning of the franchise in 2022. Saturday against the Indians in Mumbai, Rashid bowed only 2 overs, giving away 10 runs. Spinner was essential in controlling the running flow, limiting Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav from aggressive run gathering.
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Why Rashid Khan does not roll 4 overs
Captain Gujarat Titans SHUBMAN GILL explained the decision that he would not mix Rashid Khan for more than 2 overs. SHUBMAN explained that Rashida wanted shifts to be shifts in the last breaks, but they didn’t need his services because the fast pitchors did a great job at that time.
“Maybe this is the first time that four overs were not joined. I actually left it at the end, but I thought Pacers were bowling well. Prazidh was well bowling, so I just wanted to use Pacers. It will be a good challenge for us,” Skman Gill said after the match.
In fact, only Rashid did not meet his full overs quota in the IPL, but in these matches GT did not play all his 20 breaks.
- 1/12 (2) in Ahmedabad 2023 when DC chased 8.5 overs.
- 0/25 (1.4) in Bengaluru 2024, when RCB chased at 13.4 overs.
Rashid joined the Premier League Indian in 2017. The player was one of the most important assets of Sunrisers Hyderabad in his formative years at the tournament. Rashid has a total of 150 goals to his name and is bound to 11. Rashid played 123 matches at the tournament and is expected to end up at least in TOP 3 at the time he left the tournament.
Published on:
March 30, 2025
Tune
