Tim Wigmore on why county cricket will be robbed of seeing one of the game’s rising stars this summer

Tim Wigmore

What a delight it has been to see Rashid Khan, the first Afghan to play in the Indian Premier League, excel in this year’s tournament. In his first five matches Khan got nine wickets at an average of 16.11 and frugal economy rate of 7.25 – even more impressive considering that he has often bowled in the death overs. And he even hit his only ball for six against Kings XI Punjab – a match-winning blow, given that Sunrisers Hyderabad won that match by fiv...