IPL 2020: Harsha Bhogle lauds Rashid Khan while claiming T20s have democratized cricket

Indian cricket commentator and journalist Harsha Bhogle is widely considered as one of best commentators of game. Nicknamed as “Voice of Cricket”, Harsha Bhogle recently took to Twitter and uploaded a few videos that highlighted his speech in a Hyderabad-based event back in December 2019. In his speech, Bhogle can be seen talking about impact of T20 cricket and emergence of various cricketing superstars because of format.

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IPL 2020: Harsha Bhogle on impact of T20 cricket

In video, Harsha Bhogle explained how shortest format of game has “democratised” cricket. He cited example of Afghan prodigy Rashid Khan who became a household name due to his exploits in T20 cricket. Rashid Khan made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut in IPL 2017 as a 19-year-old and immediately made an impact for his Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) side.

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In 2017, Rashid Khan picked up 17 wickets in just 14 matches and emerged as one of bowlers of tournament. In his three seasons with SRH so far, leg-spinner has accounted for 55 wickets in 46 matches. He is also yet to miss a match for his side ever since he made his debut.

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IPL postponed due to coronavirus

During recently concluded IPL 2020 trading window, Rashid Khan was retained by SRH team 2020 for ₹9 crore. upcoming IPL 2020 was originally scheduled to commence on March 29 with a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. However, in wake of ongoing worldwide crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) postponed IPL 2020 to a new launch date of April 15.

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