Globetrotting Rashid Khan’s cricketing paradox – can call many places his home, but still dreaming of playing in Afghanistan
6 min readChennaiUpdated: Feb 7, 2026 05:33 PM IST Rashid Khan has two dreams. One, he says, more in jest than in seriousness, is that he wants to pick 7000 wickets. “There are a lot of youngsters, so you need to keep pushing. That’s why I told you I need to pick 7,000 wickets,” says Rashid, his T20 wickets tally on 696, chuckling. The other is a more serious dream. “I want Afghanistan to play at home, in front of their home fans. “That,” he says, “is a bigger dream than playing in the World Cup.” He goes on: “We have got a huge amount of support and haven’t felt like being away from Afghanistan. But when you play in your own country, it’s a kind of different feeling. The world will see Afghanistan as well, and (see), how beautiful it is.” Rashid has featured in 111 T20Is, 117 ODIs and six Tests, played in every corner of the world, from Bulawayo to Brisbane, Chennai to Lord’s. Yet, given the sustained political tensions in his …
