Rashid Khan obtainable for 2023-24 BBL season, does U-Turn on boycott menace: Report

Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has withdrawn his boycott menace of Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) and made himself obtainable for the 2023-24 season of the T20 franchise match.

Rashid had threatened to boycott BBL in January this yr following Australia’s determination to withdraw from a three-match ODI sequence in Afghanistan in March final yr on human rights floor after Taliban banned college training for women.

“If playing Afghanistan is so uncomfortable for Australia, then I wouldn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable with my presence in the BBL. Therefore, I will be strongly considering my future in that competition,” Rashid had stated in an announcement at the moment.

But based on Australian Associated Press (AAP), the 24-year-old spinner’s title options within the official checklist of gamers obtainable for subsequent Sunday’s abroad draft.

The BBL is scheduled to be held from December 7 to January 24.

The AAP report additional states that Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad and Izharulhaq Naveed are the opposite Afghan gamers within the abroad draft.

Rashid has represented Adelaide Strikers within the final six seasons of the BBL and is anticipated to be retained by the franchise.

Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com

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