Rashid Khan on Vaibhav SooryavanshiExcerpts:Rashid, results aside, what do you think Afghanistan can take away from this series against India?
You have played against many Indian sides, and you have seen different versions of this Indian T20I side as well.
Any young player that you look at and think this is going to be a very important player for this Indian team going forward?
When did you actually see that change happening, and what is that next big step for Afghanistan cricket?
Looking back and where you are right now, what is it that one thing that is still unfinished for Rashid Khan?
Rashid Khan on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Excerpts:
Rashid, results aside, what do you think Afghanistan can take away from this series against India? And when you look at the two teams, where do you see the biggest difference at the moment?
You have played against many Indian sides, and you have seen different versions of this Indian T20I side as well. What do you make of this Shreyas Iyer-led team now, which has a lot of youngsters coming in?
Any young player that you look at and think this is going to be a very important player for this Indian team going forward?
Another young sensation who has been doing the rounds is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. You have bowled to him, and he has made his international debut at the age of 15 as well; but just beyond him being a talented player, what do you think really makes him that special kind of a player?
You have been playing cricket since your teenage years, so there is a lot of injury, workload management, lot of cricket that is happening, so what is Rashid now as compared to young Rashid, how do you manage that workload?
Rashid Khan
You have seen
Afghanistan cricket
go from being underdogs to a team that everybody genuinely thinks can beat the best. When did you actually see that change happening, and what is that next big step for Afghanistan cricket?
Ibrahim Zadran
is now leading the T20I side; you have had a lot of experience leading the side. What do you think makes him an ideal choice, or somebody that you look to and say, this is the guy who can take Afghanistan cricket forward?
You mentioned you are there as a senior guy there, but from your experience, what is that one thing that you learned the hard way as a captain that you are telling Ibrahim now?
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You are one of the first Afghan cricketers to get that global recognition, and now a generation later there is a young lot of players coming up, if I have to ask you, if you can pick a couple of players that the world should look out for?
You started in Afghanistan trying to find ways to play cricket; now you are a global superstar. Looking back and where you are right now, what is it that one thing that is still unfinished for Rashid Khan?
