Rashid Khan beats Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni as most searched sportsperson in India on Google

In a year that has been overshadowed by COVID-19 pandemic, it is intriguing to see what Google's top search trends of 2020 have been. Popular search engine Google released ir list of most searched for people, events, movies etc, for 2020 and some of results may surprise you. India's top searched term for year, is ne or than 'Indian Premier League' which somehow mand to beat out a deadly, viral pandemic to take top spot. It is also a great testament to India's love for sport that a cricketing event has topped list for second time in a row. 

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Rashid Khan tops Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, as most searched

Google India's 'Year In Search 2020', anunced on December 9, confirmed that once again, matter what is going on in world, cricket comes out on top. After 'ICC Cricket World Cup 2019' took title in last year's 'Year In Search', IPL 2020 has taken title over Coronavirus this time around. Ar category where cricket has made inroads is personalities category which saw Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan coming in at .6.

Khan is preceded by new US President-elect Joe Biden, Arnab Goswami, Kanika Kapoor, Kim Jong-un and Amitabh Bachchan. Khan has superseded likes of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to become only sportsperson in category. This surge in popularity will doubt have some connection with Rashid's performance at Dream11 IPL 2020 where he took 20 wickets from 16 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad side and recorded his IPL career-best figures of 3/7. 

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Rashid Khan joins Adelaide Strikers for BBL 2020

Rashid Khan has been retained by Adelaide Strikers for BBL 2020-21 season. Khan first became a part of team in 2017-18 season after a brilliant campaign with Sunriser Hyderabad in 2017 IPL season. Rashid's performance in that particular season of IPL - he finished tournament as sixth-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets from 14 matches - was his big introduction to world and bagged him a number of or T20 leagues.    

In his three seasons at Big Bash League, Rashid Khan has taken 56 wickets from 40 innings at an ecomy of 6.37. His ecomy is among best in entire tournament. 2018's .1 T20I all-rounder, Rashid is also a big hitter of ball down order. Of his 27 matches, Rashid has made 253 runs at a strike rate of 161.15 and an aver of 14.88. His four player of match awards are proof eugh of his value to Strikers side. Rashid is currently ranked as .1 T20I bowler in world. 

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