IPL 2022: GT vs SRH LIVE: Brian Lara recently made a big statement on Rashid Khan stating him as ‘not much of a wicket-taker.’ True to his words, the Afghan leg-spinner struggled against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, conceding 45 runs in his four over without picking up any wicket. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates and GT vs SRH LIVE Score on InsideSport.IN.
IPL 2022: Was Brian Lara right? Rashid Khan endures another POOR RUN against former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad – Watch highlights
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Speaking to the official broadcaster recently, Brian Lara, who is the batting coach of SRH said, “I have great respect for Rashid Khan but he is someone who opposition teams decided to defend against. He is not much of a wicket-taker.”
But against Sunrisers Hyderabad he was not at his best as he was taken to cleaners by the batsmen. He was introduced to the attack to bowl the seventh over of the innings. Though he conceded only six runsn in his first over, Abhishek Sharma slammed a massive six over long-on in the next over to start the battle between the two.
Rashid returned for his second spell in the 12th over and the 20-year old opener continued his assault on the Afghan as he started the over with a six. It followed with three singles. and in the last ball of the over, Abhishek once again hit Rashid over deep-midwicket to get to his fifty off 33 balls. Abhishek and Markram then scored two boundaries in his next over as Rashid finished with figures of 4-0-45-0.
Rashid Khan, is hailed as one of the best spinners in the world, especially in the shortest format of the game. However in this season of IPL, he has struggled to pick up wickets at will. In eight games, he has taken eight wickets but however managed to contain runs as he has an economy rate of 7.09, which is the best for any Gujarat Titans bowler in this edition.
IPL 2022: Was Brian Lara right? Rashid Khan endures another POOR RUN against former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad – Watch highlights
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