"Nothing That Rashid Khan Cannot Do...": Harsha Bhogle's Ultimate Praise For Afghanistan Star

13.05.2023 - 16:39 sports.ndtv.com

Gujarat Titans' Rashid Khan showcased his all-round abilities in a losing cause against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2023 match on Friday.

Rashid (4/30) was the pick of the bowlers for GT, and also smashed a counter-attacking half-century. However, Rashid slammed 79* in just 32 balls, consisting of three fours and 10 sixes.

He put on an 88-run stand for the ninth wicket with Alzarri Joseph (7*) to take GT to 191/8 in their 20 overs. MI won the match by 27 runs.

Veteran cricket commentator and analyst Harsha Bhogle was in awe of Rashid's all-round show as he took to Twitter and showered a lot of praise on the Afghan all-rounder. "Soon, there will be nothing that Rashid Khan cannot do....." Bhogle tweeted.

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