rangeelaraja Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Robin Singh served India well as a utility white ball cricketer. Rashid Khan is only 22. Should he opt to play for India and become a citizen ( like West Indian Robin Singh did) , would he be an automatic selection in white ball cricket ? He already spends more than 60 % of his time in India. Under_Score 1 Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said: Robin Singh served India well as a utility white ball cricketer. Rashid Khan is only 22. Should he opt to play for India and become a citizen ( like West Indian Robin Singh did) , would he be an automatic selection in white ball cricket ? He already spends more than 60 % of his time in India. T20Is - in a heartbeat. ODIs - not sure; don't know his record. Link to comment
sandeep Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Would never ever, ever want India to go the England route and steal good players from other countries. India doesnt need to. Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, sandeep said: Would never ever, ever want India to go the England route and steal good players from other countries. India doesnt need to. What if *he* really wanted it? Maybe he meets this really awesome desi person he wants to marry and settle with in Mumbai. From an individual rights standpoint, I'd want to support his desires, no? Cricket is secondary ;-). sandeep and sage 2 Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: What if *he* really wanted it? Maybe he meets this really awesome desi person he wants to marry and settle with in Mumbai. From an individual rights standpoint, I'd want to support his desires, no? Cricket is secondary ;-). 20 minutes ago, sandeep said: Would never ever, ever want India to go the England route and steal good players from other countries. India doesnt need to. The prestige and power, affluence and money ( if you are amongst the top players ) that comes with being an India cricketer is incomparable in world cricket. Even England and Aussie cricketers are not close. Afghanistan is still a minnow in every aspect. Rashid Khan has assimilated well into the Indian culture, way of life and language like just another local and cannot blame him if he makes a practical move. Would not be surprised if he makes any such move after sending feelers and testing the waters. Agree with @sandeep though. It would be an utter shame on us, if we have to engage in poaching players of other nationalities like England, given our size and the money and resources in Indian cricket now. Under_Score 1 Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, rangeelaraja said: Agree with @sandeep though. It would be an utter shame on us, if we have to engage in poaching players of other nationalities like England, given our size and the money and resources in Indian cricket now. True. We are not England :-)!! Link to comment
Vilander Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Nooo why ? Why would you want to weaken Afghanistan team. His name is Rashid Khan he looks and acts Afghanistan, he should play for Afghanistan. Eng being a big country ate so many Ireland players and SA players. Imagine an Ireland with Morgan dockrell and others they might be a decent test side by now and eng shamelessly funked it up sandeep 1 Link to comment
Vilander Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Rashid could shift to India and still play for Afghanistan Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yes, infact any side in the world Clarke 1 Link to comment
The Realist Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, rangeelaraja said: Robin Singh served India well as a utility white ball cricketer. Rashid Khan is only 22. Should he opt to play for India and become a citizen ( like West Indian Robin Singh did) , would he be an automatic selection in white ball cricket ? He already spends more than 60 % of his time in India. nevada and sandeep 2 Link to comment
rangeelaraja Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Vilander said: Nooo why ? Why would you want to weaken Afghanistan team. His name is Rashid Khan he looks and acts Afghanistan, he should play for Afghanistan. Eng being a big country ate so many Ireland players and SA players. Imagine an Ireland with Morgan dockrell and others they might be a decent test side by now and eng shamelessly funked it up And Kiwi players too. Ben Cho is Kiwi. Under_Score 1 Link to comment
Dery Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Yes he would walk into our team. Link to comment
Lone Wolf Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Yes he would be an automatic pick in LOIs.. But do we seriously need him? He is a role model in Afghanistan.. Some things go beyond cricket & money. I am sure Rashid has earned good amount already in IPl & playing other leagues. Edited April 14, 2021 by Lone Wolf Link to comment
MechEng Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Rashid Khan playing for India LMAO.....Afghans are very proud of their identity and will never trade it for wealth and riches. Link to comment
sage Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Afghans will get insanely mad at him if he does Link to comment
Norman Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Is this even a question? The guy is the best white ball spinner in the world... And on top of that, he also the capability of scoring a quick fire 40(20) with the bat... On top of even that, he's a brilliant fielder.... Just to put things into perspective, we have Chahal. sandeep 1 Link to comment
mancalledsting Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Firstly india should be able to produce it’s own and secondly world cricket becomes really boring without competition. The whole fun of winning is in overcoming the odds. sandeep 1 Link to comment
LordPrabhzy Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 The fact that SRH have all 3 Afghan t20 players in their team and this country has the most representation of all other Asian countries ( Pak, SL, Bang and Nepal) which shows that more these Afghan players become role models and are able to invest some of their riches in grassroot cricket in Afghanistan, it will not take long for them to be on the same level as Bangladesh and SL ( or even better) No way India should poach him or he should decide to play for India. Earning money and playing for your country is two different things. sandeep 1 Link to comment
sage Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Btw... England doesn't "poach" players in the sense of actively inviting them. Players choose to migrate there for the opportunities and because of a European Court of Justice ruling regarding Kolpak that was out of the sporting authorities hands. Link to comment
sandeep Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, sage said: Btw... England doesn't "poach" players in the sense of actively inviting them. Players choose to migrate there for the opportunities and because of a European Court of Justice ruling regarding Kolpak that was out of the sporting authorities hands. Not true. They actively recruit young promising cricketers in their teenage years. Link to comment
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