WATCH: Rashid Khan nails helicopter shot; hits the ball fiercely on the off-side

Dixit Bhargav | 03/03/2020
WATCH: Rashid Khan nails helicopter shot; hits the ball fiercely on the off-side

Rashid Khan nails helicopter shot: The Afghani spinner was seen hitting a different version of the helicopter shot recently.

There is no hiding to the fact that Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is also known for his batting skills. The 21-year old player, who plays for numerous franchises in T20 leagues, has often been witnessed hitting big shots down the order.

Rashid, who has attempted the helicopter shot in the past, took to his social media platform Twitter account to post another video of him attempting such a shot in what seems to be a regional match.

Generally played on the leg-side, Rashid adds variety to the shot by hitting it over the backward point region. While the full video is not available, it is not difficult to observe that the right-hand batsman timed his shot to perfection.

Rashid, who has a T20 batting strike rate of 148.62, has even scored a half-century in the format and has been started to be used as a trustworthy batting option down the order.

Among Rashid’s other awe-inspiring shots, he played a tennis forehand shot against Zimbabwe last year and followed it with a breathtaking six off Tom Curran in the recently concluded Big Bash League in Australia.

Rashid, whose last appearance in competitive cricket had come in the BBL 2019-20, scored 124 runs in 12 innings at an average of 15.50 and a strike rate of 153.08 including a 40 (18) with the help of four fours and three sixes against Sydney Thunder in Adelaide.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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