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New Delhi: Afghanistan's star all-rounder Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the remainder of The Hundred due to a hamstring injury. Khan's exit has dealt a big blow to Trent Rockets. 25-year-old Rashid Khan was injured while fielding in the last over against Southern Brave on Saturday.
The Afghanistan team is also worried about Rashid Khan's injury. Afghanistan has to play a one-off Test match against New Zealand next month and Rashid Khan is one of their key players. It will be interesting to see whether Rashid Khan is able to get fit in time or not.
Who got a chance in place of Rashid Khan
According to ESPNcricinfo report, Australian spin all-rounder Chris Green has been included as an alternative to Rashid Khan. It is known that Trent Rockets have a chance to make it to the knockouts in The Hundred as they are at the fifth position in the points table. Rockets have played 6 matches so far, winning three and losing the same number.
another player injured
Trent Rockets have suffered another major setback. Apart from Rashid Khan, Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has also been injured. However, the Pakistani all-rounder is not out of the tournament. He is working hard to make a comeback in the team.
Rashid's performance
Let us remind you that in the last match of Trent Rockets, Kieron Pollard hit five consecutive sixes off Rashid Khan's ball. Trent Rockets had to suffer a two-wicket defeat with one ball remaining. However, Rashid Khan's performance in The Hundred has been good. The leg spinner has taken 9 wickets in five matches at an average of 16. Apart from this, Rashid has scored 44 runs.
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