The good day for Afghanistan players continued on the 2nd day of 2018 VIVO IPL Player Auctions in Bengaluru as Zahir Khan was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for INR 60 Lakhs in the bidding process.
Set at a base price of INR 20 Lakhs, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians were part of the bidding for the player and Mumbai Indian eventually backed out for Rajasthan to win the auction for 3 times the base price for the young Afghan spinner.
A young Afghanistan left arm chinaman, Zahir Khan Pakteen, sought by @mipaltan but will play for the Royals. Padharo Sa. #IPLauction #HallaBol
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) January 28, 2018
Zahir Khan has been an integral part of Afghanistan’s I-Cup squad in the past couple of years and has recently formed a formidable partnership with Rashid Khan in red-ball cricket for Afghanistan. Zahir is currently part of Afgahnistan’s squad for U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Zahir becomes the 4th player from Afghanistan to get selected to play in 2018 VIVO IPL after Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Rashid Khan & Mohammad Nabi while Kings XI Punjab picked up another spin sensation, Mujeeb Zadran.
