A real quick-arm action for a leg-spinner, which Muthiah Muralitharan says is what makes him unique, here was someone who could emerge as the first Afghan cricketing superstar. It is about the shortest format and the IPL, which Rashid is literally lording over. There is Mujeeb (Ur Rahman), (Mohammad) Nabi and the others and there is a real stimulus to the sport in Afghanistan. Was breaking the colour line any more difficult than battling insurgency and making a mark in a global sporting world? Can he, already a cult figure in war-torn Afghanistan, take the legacy beyond the IPL and into the international cricketing fold?

Source: Economic Times May 28, 2018 17:48 UTC