PSL 2023: Afghan spinner Rashid Khan joins Lahore Qalandars

PSL 2023: Afghan spinner Rashid Khan joins Lahore Qalandars. Afghanistan’s leg spinner Rashid Khan arrived in Pakistan late on Tuesday to take part in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) eighth edition.

According to sources, Khan arrived in Pakistan via Dubai late Monday night.

Lahore Qalandars, on its official Twitter handle, welcomed Afghanistan’s cricketer saying “Khush Amdeed’ (welcome).

England’s Sam Billings was playing for Lahore as a replacement for Khan after defending champions Qalandars roped him in for the PSL 2023 in an online Replacement Draft.

Billings had written on Twitter that he is delighted to join the Qalandars family saying: “So happy to join the Lahore Qalandars family! Can’t wait to play in Pakistan for the first time.”

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The 24-year-old spinner would be participating in the face-off between Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators which would be played in Karachi today.

The leg-spinner was unable to ensure his participation due to the responsibilities at home.

Veteran West Indies cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards is expected to return as a mentor of Quetta Gladiators during the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Richards has been part of the Purple team since their inaugural edition of PSL in 2016.

Team manager Azam Khan said: “We have applied for Sir Viv Richards’ visa but there are some issues with the processing. However, we have filed all the necessary documents and are hopeful that he will join the side soon.”

“Sir Viv Richards is also eager to join the squad,” he added.

Richards is considered one of the greatest batters of all time due to his flamboyant style. He played in 121 Tests and 187 ODIs for West Indies over the course of his illustrious career, which included more than 15,000 runs. He notched up 24 hundreds in Tests and 11 in ODI cricket.