The Qualifier 2 between Sunrisers Hyderabad & Kolkata Knight Riders will be remembered forever just because of one man army Rashid Khan.
Karthik after winning the toss decided to field first. Kolkata’s tight bowling restricted Hyderabad to only 124/5 in first 17 overs. But then game changed in last 3 overs just because of Rashid Khan. Rashid Khan took the team to 174/7 at the end of 20 overs. He scored 34 runs in just 10 balls by hitting 4 sixes & 2 fours.
Kolkata during the chase started off pretty well. They were 81/1 at the end of 8 overs. With 94 runs required in 12 overs at run rate of below 8, it was happy moment for KKR fans but then one man Rashid Khan converted this happiness of KKR fans into sadness.
He took 3 wickets in his spell of 4 overs. Not only this, he also took 2 crucial catches & did 1 run out of Nitish Rana. No prizes for guessing who the Player of the match was.
Rashid Khan single handedly took the match away from KKR. He played so brilliantly with batting, bowling & even fielding that Indians started requesting government to give Rashid Khan citizenship of India. Who wouldn’t like to have players like him!
See the tweets of Indians asking Sushma Swaraj to give citizenship to Rashid Khan:-
#1
.@SushmaSwaraj mam,plz 1 request hai..27th may tak @rashidkhan_19 ko indian citizenship dedo..we need him for next WC & T-20WC..he is grt human being & very good player..
raashid ne request nahi ki hogi tabhi bhi use return mat jaane do Afghanistan..#SRHvKKR #IPL2018
#2
#SRHvCSK Dear @SushmaSwaraj Mam,plz give @rashidkhan_19 citizenship of India.We can definitely win d next world cup with him.
#3
@SushmaSwaraj Is there any way, Rashid Khan can be given Indian citizenship? We need him in our XI @rashidkhan_19 #SRHvsKKR
#4
Rashid Khan
3-19(4)
34(10) balls
2 catches
1 Run-Out@SushmaSwaraj, please provide @rashidkhan_19(@SunRisers) Indian citizenship.#KKRvSRH #SRHvKKR #SunrisersHyderabad
#5
I am sure I can speak on behalf of all countrymen in this case. Respected @SushmaSwaraj , we want @rashidkhan_19 to get Indian citizenship!#KKRvSRH
#6
@BCCI @SushmaSwaraj Can we pls adopt @rashidkhan_19 ? Let me know what forms to fill. Thnx. @ESPNcricinfo
#7
@SushmaSwaraj We will appreciate your help Mam. Please provide Indian passport to our brother @rashidkhan_19, who’s having great talent and we need him.@narendramodi @MEAIndia
After seeing these tweets, Sushma Swaraj couldn’t stop herself from replying. Even she replied in a fun way. Here’s her reply:-
She said, “I have seen all the tweets. Citizenship matters are dealt with by the ministry of Home Affairs.”
Wow, we loved Sushma Swaraj’s sense of humor. God knows why she deleted the tweet but she surely knows to handle queries like a boss. You are awesome ma’am.
Even president of Afghanistan replied and said;
Afghans take absolute pride in our hero, Rashid Khan. I am also thankful to our Indian friends for giving our players a platform to show their skills. Rashid reminds us whats best about Afg. He remains an asset to the cricketing world. No we are not giving him away. @narendramodi
“Afghans take absolute pride in our hero, Rashid Khan. I am also thankful to our Indian friends for giving our players a platform to show their skills. Rashid reminds us whats best about Afg. He remains an asset to the cricketing world. No we are not giving him away.”
Haha, of course, he’s a precious asset and no one would give him away.
