Rashid, who is ranked world no 2 among bowlers in T20Is, had earlier declined Afghanistan's T20I captaincy, saying that he believes he is more valuable as a player than as a leader.
Rashid bowled a miserly spell of 1/9 in four overs and then followed it up with 15 off five balls to help his franchise Lahore Qalandars beat Islamabad United in a PSL game on Wednesday night.
Rashid reasoned that it's important for a spinner to have a good wicket-keeper and nobody explains things better than the former Indian captain.
India skipper Virat Kohli is special since he follows his own process religiously even under pressure, not resorting to any shot which is not his strength, said Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
Afghanistan have been changing captains frequently and earlier this week named Hashmatullah Shahidi as their Test and ODI skipper.
"I am excited to be back with PSL and Lahore Qalandars," Rashid said in a Qalandars media release.
The 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the tournament provided ample breathtaking performances to select the best XI from the season so far.
The much-criticised Chepauk track will host its 10th and final IPL game of the season in which both Pant and his opposite number David Warner would pray for a decent surface for their flamboyant batters.
Buoyed by their win over Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals will be looking to build on their momentum against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rashid has now dismissed Gayle five times in T20 cricket. Only Harbhajan Singh (6) and Dwayne Bravo (7) have dismissed him more on more occasions.
Punam Raut also earns ICC women's player of the month nomination after a strong show in the India-South Africa series.
In the first innings, Rashid registered figures of 4/138 from 36.3 overs and picked seven for 137 in the second where he bowled 62.5 overs.
Rashid Khan, whose team Lahore Qalandars has won both the matches, has been called up to play against Zimbabwe.
Around 400 foreign players have registered for the PSL starting from February 20, but the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Saturday that a few of them will not be available for the whole tournament
In a span of just five years, Rashid has escalated to the top of the pile, having scalped 84 wickets at an impressive average of 12.62.
Rashid was the highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals in the past 10 years with 89 scalps at an average of 12.62
The legendary former Indian batsman has named the one bowler he would've liked to face from the current era.
Rashid's both previous appearances in T20 blast have seen Sussex advance to the knockout stages. He's claimed 24 wickets in 18 innings for the club, at an impressive economy of 6.97.
IPL 2020 Qualifier 2: Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer says they came in with an elaborate plan to negate the threat of Rashid Khan in the middle overs as DC beat SRH by 10 runs in Qualifier 2.
The Aussie reckons that SRH are a dangerous team but can be defeated if Delhi Capitals play good enough cricket in Qualifier 2 on Sunday.
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