Rashid Khan is an Afghanistan professional cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan men's national team. Rashid is one of the finest modern-day players in white-ball cricket and plays in various T20 leagues across the globe.

Rashid Khan was reappointed as Afghanistan's T20I captain at the end of 2022. He continues to remain the young and iconic face of the Afghanistan cricket team who has a massive influence around the world.

Rashid Khan's estimated net worth is said to be $4 million USD which is INR 30 crores. The Afghanistan spin bowler earns his chunk of income from playing professional cricket both international and franchise along with brand endorsement.

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Rashid Khan Salary

Rashid Khan is one of the top paid cricketers under the Afghanistan Cricket Board. Over the years he has proved his worth through his game, making him one of the most lucrative players for the national team. Rashid Khan currently earns a salary of INR 72.82 lakh from the Afghanistan cricket board. He is the highest-paid cricketer in the history of Afghan cricket.

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IPL Salary

Rashid Khan was released from Sunrisers Hyderabad in November 2021 after spending five years with the franchise. He was among the three players in the initial players' draft signed by Gujarat Titans ahead of the IPL 2022 auction.

Rashid penned a deal with Gujarat Titans worth INR 15 crores for IPL 2022. The star Afghanistan player was retained by the IPL 2022 champions for the next season.

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Rashid Khan Endorsements

Rashid Khan was the young face for cricket fantasy platform My11Circle along with Sourav Ganguly and Shane Watson. He has also promoted Monster Energy, SG, LevelUp11 and PAYNTR Cricket. Rashid also endorsed for Puma a few years back. Unlike many prominent cricket personalities, Rashid has comparatively less participation in endorsing brands.

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Rashid Khan House

Rashid owns a lavish house in Jalalabad, which is nearly 150 kms away from Afghanistan's capital city Kabul. Rashid lives along with his six brothers and four sisters. His parents passed while he was chasing his dreams of playing cricket.

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Rashid Khan Cars

Rashid Khan owns a couple of cars named Land Rover Vogue and a Toyota Fortuner. He put his most expensive car, a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, under auction in order to raise funds for the victims of the Australian bushfire in February 2020.

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Rashid Khan Other Sources of Income

Apart from the paychecks he draws from playing professional cricket, another major source of income for the young cricketer is huge endorsement deals from famous brands.

Rashid Khan Investment and Charity

Rashid Khan announced the launch of his new brand RK19 which is a clothing platform. Rashid said that for every commodity sold from RK19, 5% of its profit will go to the Rashid Khan foundation. The brand functions as an e-commerce site.

In 2018, Rashid started his charity foundation in Afghanistan with the aim of providing health and education to orphan and poor children. The foundation has its pages on multiple social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter.

In 2019, Rashid was named as UNICEF Afghanistan's national brand ambassador. His role was to help the global body promote girls' education in his country along with curbing malnutrition, eradicate polio and improve immunity within children.

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FAQs

Did Rashid Khan ever live in Pakistan?

The 9/11 attacks took place when Rashid Khan was still quite young. This led to the start of a war in Afghanistan. As a consequence of the Afghan war, his family moved to Pakistan. Rashid spent much of his adolescence there.

What did Rashid Khan aim to become while growing up?

Rashid resumed his education upon returning to Afghanistan from Pakistan. He was academically sound and performed well consistently. Rashid wished to become a doctor but cricket was also on his mind.

Who are Rashid Khan's favourite cricketers from around the world?

Rashid Khan idolizes Indian skipper Kohli when it comes to batting, whereas his bowling idol is Shahid Afridi.

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Is Rashid Khan a Bollywood fan?

Rashid Khan is indeed a big fan of Bollywood movies and has expressed his love for the same on a few occasions. Rashid has also claimed that he is a huge fan of Bollywood celebrities like Kareena Kapoor Khan and Salman Khan.

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