Rajput compares leggie Rashid to Tendulkar in raw talent

Lalchand Rajput, head coach of Afghanistan which has been granted Test status by the International Cricket Council, heaped praise on the country's impressive leggie Rashid Khan and compared the bowler's raw talent to that of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.

"He (Rashid) is the new kid on the block. He has natural abilities. There are certain people who have got natural abilities, like Sachin (Tendulkar) who was born to rule cricket. This boy definitely will rule the bowling. He is one of the pillars of Afghanistan cricket," Rajput told

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