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"Do not think much about it...": Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan on touching 700-wicket mark in T20s

Feb 07, 2026

Rashid's men, who had stunned the world by slaying giants like New Zealand and Australia on their way to a T20 World Cup semifinal berth, will aim to replicate their heroics and maybe go a little further in more familiar Asian conditions when they start their campaign against New Zealand in Chennai on Sunday. With 696 scalps in 515 matches at an average of 18.49, with 18 four-fers and four five-wicket hauls, he is the leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket, and with age by his side at 27, he has plenty of time to not only breach the 700 or 800 mark, but even aim for 1,000 wickets.