"Left-Handed Rashid Khan": Ex-India Spinner's Huge Compliment For GT Star

07.05.2023 - 03:39 sports.ndtv.com

Rashid Khan led Gujarat Titans' charge at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur as the defending champions outclassed last season's beaten finalists, Rajasthan Royals, in their IPL 2023 match on Friday.

Rashid rattled RR's middle-order with the wickets of Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, and Shimron Hetmyer. While Rashid's reputation and exploits are well known in world cricket, his 18-year-old compatriot Noor Ahmad has also thrived for GT this season.

Noor has already picked up 10 wickets in his debut IPL season, complementing Rashid in the middle overs. Against RR, Noor bamboozled Devdutt Padikkal, before also giving Dhruv Jurel his marching orders.

Former India spinner and GT assistant coach Aashish Kapoor, who has closely watched Noor since age-group cricket, said that the youngster is a left-handed Rashid Khan. "Not many people knew about him.

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