KABUL – Afghanistan bowling sensation Rashid Khan became the fastest (44matches) to take 100 One-Day International (ODI) wickets. Rashid surpassedAustralian pacer Mitchell Starc’s record of 52 matches.
Rashid reached the milestone after he dismissed Shai Hope during the ICCWorld Cup Qualifier final against the West Indies at the Harare Sports Clubon Sunday. The 19-year-old also became the youngest bowler ever to reachthe remarkable milestone. Rashid rose through the ranks quickly, becomingthe joint eighth quickest to reach 50 ODI wickets (26 matches).
Rashid is followed by Starc, Saqlain Mushtaq (53 ODIs), Shane Bond (54ODIs) and Brett Lee (55 ODIs) in the list to fastest 100 ODI wickets.
Last month, the Afghan leggie, at 7,092 days, broke Pakistan great SaqlainMushtaq’s record to become the youngest to be on top of any ICC PlayerRankings (batsmen or bowlers). At 7,683 days, Saqlain had topped the chartsin 1998.
Rashid and India’s pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah took the joint-topposition among ODI bowlers.
Rashid also leapfrogged Sachin Tendulkar, who was the youngest No 1-rankedTest batsman when he was on top of the charts in 1994.