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The Times of India
The Times of India
Sport
Dwaipayan Datta | TNN

Rashid Khan and his lonely quest for excellence

BRIDGETOWN: There are times you feel for Rashid Khan. Shane Warne used to call him the best modern-day spinner. However, there isn’t enough international success to back up such a claim.

Take Thursday’s game, for example. The spinner was outstanding against an Indian batting lineup that is probably the best against spin across the globe. He had figures of 3/26. The wickets in his bag were that of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Shivam Dube, all excellent players of spin. Yet, the first question coach Jonathan Trott and Rashid himself had to face after the defeat was whether the skipper did the right thing by finishing his quota of overs within the 15th over.

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