IPL 2022: Brian Lara- Rashid Khan Cricket legend & Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batting coach Brian Lara has dropped a very cheeky comment on Gujarat Titans (GT) spinner Rashid Khan. He feels that Afghanistan’s spin hero is ‘not much of a wicket-taker’. The cheeky reply comes even as Rashid became the fastest overseas player with 100 wickets in IPL. Follow all the IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN
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IPL 2022: Great Brian Lara’s very cheeky statement, ‘Rashid Khan not much of a wicket-taker’
“I have a great respect for Rashid Khan but I believe we have the right combination. Rashid Khan was someone who opposition teams decided to defend against, he was not much of a wicket-taker,” Lara told host broadcaster Star Sports.
“I think we have a lot in the reserves (Washington Sundar, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith) to show the IPL and I am not too worried. All respect to Rashid Khan, if he was a member of this team, I think we might have been 7 out of 7, I don’t know,” he added.
IPL 2022: Great Brian Lara’s very cheeky statement, ‘Rashid Khan not much of a wicket-taker’
- Notably, Rashid Khan is the most economical bowler of IPL with at least 50 matches. He was sold to GT for Rs 15 crore after parting ways with SRH.
- Rashid Khan is the ONLY fourth overseas player with 100 IPL wickets – Dwayne Bravo (179), Lasith Malinga (170) and Sunil Narine (149).
- The leg-spinner is also the joint-third fastest with Ashish Nehra to reach 100 IPL wickets (83 matches).
| Year | Mat | Balls | Runs | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 83 | 1980 | 2094 | 101 | 3/19 | 20.73 | 6.35 | 19.60 | 0 | 0 |
Is Lara’s statements TRUE?
Interestingly, Brian Lara’s comment seems to be justified as batters have started to defend Rashid Khan as the latter’s wicket-tally has gone south. He has so far managed only 8 wickets in 8 matches at an economy rate of 6.5
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans vs KKR | 0 | 2/22 | 23-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Titans vs Super Kings | 40 | 0/29 | 17-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| Titans vs Royals | — | 0/24 | 14-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Titans vs Sunrisers | 0 | 1/28 | 11-Apr-2022 | DY Patil | T20 |
| Titans vs Punjab Kings | — | 3/22 | 08-Apr-2022 | Brabourne | T20 |
| Titans vs Capitals | 0* | 1/30 | 02-Apr-2022 | Pune | T20 |
| Titans vs Super Giants | — | 1/27 | 28-Mar-2022 | Wankhede | T20 |
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