If you don’t want to play 100 tests then why give up your life, Rashid Khan’s statement, Afghanistan is stuck
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Rashid Khan said that his first priority is to remain fit for the ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2027. 27-year-old Rashid had undergone lower-back surgery after the 2023 ODI World Cup and doctors have asked him to avoid the traditional format.
Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan will not play test against India
New Delhi. The trump card of Gujarat Titans and the ace bowler of Team T-20 may have to stay away from the best format of the game. After back surgery, doctors have advised Afghanistan’s star all-rounder Rashid Khan to stay away from red ball cricket, hence he has indicated that he may stay out of the one-off Test against India in Mullanpur in June.
The opportunity to play Test in India is definitely special, but Rashid Khan said that his first priority is to stay fit for the ODI World Cup to be held in South Africa in 2027. 27-year-old Rashid had undergone lower-back surgery after the 2023 ODI World Cup and doctors have asked him to avoid the traditional format. Despite this, he played a Test against Zimbabwe last year in which he bowled 54 overs and took 11 wickets.
Suspense on playing test
Rashid said after Gujarat Titans’ one-run victory over Delhi Capitals, ‘It is a very difficult question. There is a little difficulty in red ball, because the doctor had first said that one should stay away from red ball. But still I played the Test against Zimbabwe. He said, ‘The doctor had said that if you do not want to play cricket then keep playing red ball. Afghanistan got Test status in 2017 and since then the team has played 12 matches, of which Rashid has participated in only six.
test is not my target
Rashid Khan said, I like ODIs and I am fit to play ODIs for Afghanistan for a long time, but I have to be careful how many matches I play and not put too much burden on myself, so that I can play for a long time. When asked about the match against India after IPL, Rashid did not give a clear answer, you are asking a very difficult question. I have played one Test before (in 2025) so now I will take rest and prepare myself for the World Cup. He said, ‘Imagine if something happens to my back in that Test, I cannot play 100 Tests. If I have to play one Test in a year, I cannot play for 100 years, so there is no target in Test cricket.
