Afghanistan's star leg-break bowler Rashid Khan has said that the ICC T20 World Cup will belong to the spinners. In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, Rashid said, "Conditions here are always good for spinners and it should be spinners' World Cup. Doesn’t matter how wickets are prepared here, it is always helpful for the spinners. Spinners will play a huge role in this World Cup."
Further, he said, "As we have seen in the IPL, spinners have brought back their team in the game. I feel that will be same in the World Cup as well. The best spinners will bring their team back in the game and win it." As long as you have a good total, if it is a slow track, skiddy, as a spinner it is very, very helpful because you can show your skills there and you can get the wickets. In this World Cup if you bat well, we (Afghanistan) can beat any side."
About the challenging times which have made Rashid "a proper cricketer" in a strife-torn Afghanistan. Rashid said, "I mostly played cricket at home with my brothers. These were very competitive games and it was a challenge for me to get them out, to score against them, to win games. Those times made me a proper cricketer. I was not allowed to go outside and play with friends. My family said, anything can happen outside, you better focus on your studies, and if you want to play cricket, better play with your brothers at home."