Rashid Khan

FULL NAME

Rashid Khan

PLAYING ROLE

All-rounder

TEAMS

MI Emirates

Rashid's genius is his speed through the air. He bowls leg-breaks and googlies at a pace that gives batters almost no time to read him, and his record — more than 600 T20 wickets, the most by any bowler in the format's history — is built on that one fact: even the best players in the world struggle to pick him.

• Role: Bowler
• Team: MI Emirates
• Batting: Right-handed
• Bowling: Right-arm leg break
• Born: 20 September 1998, Afghanistan

For MI Emirates he is the middle-overs weapon. Pooran can bowl him at any stage — in the powerplay, through the middle, or at the death — and he will take wickets. He is also a dangerous lower-order hitter who has won games with the bat, and one of the best fielders in the side.

Rashid made his Afghanistan debut as a teenager in 2015 and within two years was the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler in the world. He has played in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans, in the BBL for Adelaide Strikers, in The Hundred and the PSL, and he has captained Afghanistan in all three formats.

He is also the player Afghan cricket is built around: the first global superstar the country produced, and the reason a generation of Afghan children took up leg-spin. MI Emirates have had him before, and bringing him back for Season 5 is the clearest sign of their intent — they want the best spinner in the world bowling for them, not against them.

Rashid is the trump card: the best T20 spinner of his generation, a former Afghanistan captain, and the bowler every MI Emirates plan runs through.

He made his Afghanistan debut as a teenager in 2015 and within two years was the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler in the world. His record stands alone — more than 600 T20 wickets, the most by any bowler in the format's history — and he bowls his leg-breaks and googlies at a pace that gives batters almost no time to read him.

Three league games to start the season for MI Emirates, then the run to the playoffs. The full list of every ILT20 fixture is on the ILT20 Schedule page.

• Match 1 — Desert Vipers vs MI Emirates: Saturday 21 November 2026, evening session, Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
• Match 5 — Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates: Tuesday 24 November 2026, evening session, Dubai.
• Match 7 — Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs MI Emirates: Thursday 26 November 2026, evening session, Abu Dhabi.

Qualifier 1 on Tuesday 16 December, the Eliminator on Wednesday 17 December, Qualifier 2 on Friday 18 December in Sharjah, and the final on Sunday 20 December in Dubai.

Follow every ILT20 result as it happens on SialTV, with the points table updated after every match day.