Meet Afghanistan cricket team's former captain and global star, Rashid Khan, who shares sheer resemblance with Virat Kohli and was even confused as Anushka Sharma's husband.
The Afghanistani cricket team continues to do wonders on the global stage. The game's inventors, England was beaten by Afghanistan by eight runs in their crucial fixture in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The shocking defeat saw England crashing out of the tournament, and as expected, the entire cricket world was in awe of Afghanistan's glorious run in international tournaments. There's no denying the fact that Afghanistan cricket is growing at an impressive pace with the passing of every year.
With their participation in every major tournament, they continue to make their mark on the international stage against the big sharks of the cricket world. Over the years, we have seen a series of impressive cricketers coming through the ranks of Afghanistan's national cricket team. Some of the stars of Afghanistan cricket include the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Shahzad, and Asghar Afghan.
However, one cricketer has single-handedly put Afghanistan's cricket on the world map. The cricketer we are talking about is the ace leg-spinner, who has taken 634 wickets in IPL, 199 in ODIs, and 161 in T20Is. He was also named the ICC Associate Cricketer of the Year in 2017. Not only this, he is also the first Afghanistan player ever to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). We are talking about the first global superstar of Afghanistan cricket, Rashid Khan.
Rashid Khan Arman, better known as Rashid Khan is often considered as the greatest player in the history of Afghanistan's cricket. From captaining the national team to being named as the ICC Men's T20 Player of the Decade in December 2020, Rashid Khan has been right up there as one of the modern greats of the cricket world. Talking about his personal life, Rashid got married on October 3, 2024, Rashid got married in a lavish wedding that took place in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
The star cricketer's lavish wedding was attended by most of the players of the Afghanistan cricket team. Not only this, even iconic cricketers like Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman graced the event and blessed the newly married couple. Although the identity of Rashid Khan's wife is still under wraps as the cricketer prefers to live a life far from the reach of the media spotlight.
Apart from his batting and bowling abilities, Rashid Khan is also renowned for having a sheer resemblance with Indian cricketer, Virat Kohli. When Rashid rose to fame on the international stage, people who saw him for the first time couldn't believe their eyes as he looked like a carbon copy of Virat Kohli. A meme fest started on social media when Rashid started playing in the IPL, and it was a hilarious sight to see them play on the same pitch. Things were still in control, but something happened in 2020 that simply broke the internet.
Some netizens reported on social media platforms that Google was showcasing Virat Kohli's wife, Anushka Sharma's name, whenever someone searched for Rashid Khan's wife. Soon, so many people went to Google to try it, and there was no speculation or rumour but an official error by the tech giants. After several people and media outlets had reported the error, Google fixed it. In October 2023, when Rashid got married, he officially ended all the confusion around his marriage.
What are your thoughts on Rashid Khan's success as a cricketer and the media's blunder of confusing him as Virat Kohli? Let us know.
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