Rashid Khan Is A Special Talent || Spin Legend Muttiah
Muralitharan
Rashid
Khan has picked up five wickets from his two matches in the 2017 Indian Premier
League so far.
Rashid Khan has impressed one and all. Even
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who is the bowling coach of
Sunrisers Hyderabad, lavished praise on the rookie Afghanistan leg-spinner,
terming him a "special talent". Rashid has already taken five wickets
in two matches including 3/19 against Gujarat Lions in the second game. "I
have seen (Rashid) only for a couple of days. We choose him because we saw him
playing international cricket and bowling well against quality batsmen,"
Muralitharan said on the eve of Sunrisers third game against Mumbai Indians.
The highest wicket-taker in Tests and ODIs
observed that the teenager's ability to bowl quicker through the air.
"We thought he (Rashid) is something
special and different than other leg spinners, because he bowled little bit quicker
than the others and he has variations," Murali said on Tuesday.
"He has played his part in the first two
matches and done well for us. It is a good sign and we thought he will do well
and he is fulfilling our expectations," the legendary spinner, who scalped
800 Test wickets, said.Asked about dearth of Sri Lankan spinners in IPL, Murali
rued that once they start producing quality tweakers, they will be picked up by
IPL franchises.
"Obviously, we don't have talent back
home (in Sri Lanka). So actually, we are lacking (good players). We had great
teams, great players but they all retired. New guys are coming up but until
they perform, franchises won't pick them," Murali said.
The spin wizard also lauded IPL saying it has
helped the Indian cricket.
For Murali, the private leagues like Natwest
T20 Blast, Ram Slam T20 or Big Bash won't be big hits outside their regions
unless top Indian players are allowed by BCCI to participate in these tourneys.
