Rashid Khan to play for India! Latest report drops bombshell

Rashid Khan stays loyal to his nation, Afghanistan, even after receiving multiple offers to change his citizenship. In his book, Rashid Khan: From Streets to Stardom, the celebrated spinner shared multiple unheard events of his life, including offers from India and Australia.

Recounting an event, Rashid Khan claimed that during the IPL 2023 season, when he was playing for the Gujarat Titans (GT), a team official told him that a senior figure from Team India wanted to talk with him.

Rashid Khan received a proposal to play cricket in India

As per the claims in the book, the senior figure straightaway offered the leg spinner Indian citizenship and asked him to play cricket in India. Rashid turned down the proposal immediately.

“I went over and greeted him. We started talking, and he said: ‘The situation in your country (Afghanistan) is very bad. Come stay in India. We will give you Indian documents, live here, play cricket here.' I was surprised by what he was saying and didn't know how to respond. But I smiled and said, ‘Thank you very much. I am playing for my country, Afghanistan,” the spinner said.

He further stated that such offers were nothing new for him as he handed similar proposal from Australia as well. But, he never thought about playing cricket other than for his country, Afghanistan.

“I received such offers (citizenship and playing) from both Australia and India. But I told them, ‘If I don't play for my country, I won't play for any other country either,’” he mentioned further, showing strong love and loyalty for his motherland.

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Khan's current form with the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026

The 27-year-old is currently playing in the ongoing IPL 2026 season with the Gujarat Titans. It is his fifth straight season with them after joining the franchise ahead of the IPL 2022 season. So far, in the ongoing season, the spinner has clinched 6 wickets in 5 matches for an economy rate of 7.70.

Rashid Khan’s bowling stats for the Gujarat Titans so far in IPL:

Before joining hands with the Titans, the spin wizard from Afghanistan used to play for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He played for SRH from IPL 2017 to IPL 2021. 

Iconic moments of Rashid Khan in IPL

Rashid Khan’s one of the most iconic moments in the Indian Premier League emerged during the Qualifier 2 of the 2018 season. The spinner bagged a bowling figure of 3/19 and smashed 34* off 10 balls for SRH against the Kolkata Knight Riders. For GT, he recorded a 27-wicket campaign, including a hat-trick in the 2023 IPL. Khan completed the hat-trick against Kolkata.