The star leg-spinner revealed this in his book, Rashid Khan: From Streets to Stardom. He recounted an incident from the 2023 IPL season. A team official told him that a \u201csenior figure\u201d from Indian cricket wanted to meet him. Rashid remembered the conversation. He said, \u201cI went over and greeted him. We started talking, and he said: \u2018The situation in your country (Afghanistan) is very bad. Come stay in India. We will give you Indian documents, live here, play cricket here.\u2019 I was surprised by what he was saying and didn\u2019t know how to respond. But I smiled and said, \u2018Thank you very much. I am playing for my country, Afghanistan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rashid also mentioned that such offers weren't unique to one country. \u201cI received such offers (citizenship and playing) from both Australia and India. But I told them, \u2018If I don\u2019t play for my country, I won\u2019t play for any other country either,\u2019\u201d he wrote, emphasizing his strong loyalty to Afghanistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 25-year-old reflected on a similar episode from 2018 while with Sunrisers Hyderabad. After a match-winning performance against Kolkata Knight Riders, social media in India was filled with calls for him to get citizenship\u2014showing the significant admiration he had already earned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khan also celebrated a special moment off the field by sharing the news of his son\u2019s birth in an emotional social media post, introducing the newborn as Aslan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 25-year-old reflected on a similar episode from 2018 while with Sunrisers Hyderabad. After a match-winning performance against Kolkata Knight Riders, social media in India was filled with calls for him to get citizenship\u2014showing the significant admiration he had already earned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sharing his joy, Rashid wrote on Instagram, \u201cAlhamdulillah. Welcome to the world, my little prince,\u201d and asked well-wishers to keep his family in their prayers. The post quickly drew congratulatory messages from fellow cricketers and members of the cricketing fraternity, reflecting the admiration he enjoys across the sport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n