In recent developments, it has been revealed that Afghanistan spin bowler Rashid Khan will be seen donning the Sussex Sharks' jersey in T20 Blast 2022. Rashid was part of the team in 2018, 2019, and 2021 and the coming edition of the tournament will be his fourth season for Sussex.
T20 Blast 2022 will start on 25th May and the final is scheduled on July 16. As England's domestic T20 competition will clash with the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rashid is expected to miss a few matches.
Boasting a brilliant record in T20 cricket, Rashid is currently the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the shortest format of the game, inflicting 403 wickets in 292 matches.
Praising Rashid for his tremendous skills, the Head Coach of Sussex Sharks, James Kirtley mentioned how his positive energy rubbed off on the team last season. The 23-year-old spinner mentored one of his teammates, named Archie Lenham last year.
"Rash is an outstanding person and his positive effect on our environment was so obvious last summer. The immediate care and mentoring he showed Archie showed the real class of the person," Kirtley was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
The no.5 ranked T20I bowler has played quite a few cameos with the bat. Kirtley talked about the Afghan's dynamic batting skills, which he displayed in last year's quarter-final.
"He’s the best in the business and we are truly lucky to have him. It is great to know we have developed a long-standing relationship with the best T20 spinner in the world – not to forget his dynamic batting which we witnessed against Yorkshire in last year’s quarter-final," Kirtley concluded.