MELBOURNE: Afghanistan star Rashid Khan on Sunday flaunted a new bat design at the ongoing edition of the Big Bash League.
Playing for the Adelaide Strikers against defending champions Melbourne Renegades, Rashid was seen holding a bat that had a depression on its back, giving it the look of a camel's back.
Cricket Australia tweeted a picture of the bat and nicknamed it "The Camel."
"They call it 'The Camel' Thoughts on @rashidkhan_19 's new style of bat? #BBL09", they wrote. IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad responded to the tweet asking the Afghan to carry it for IPL 2020.
Rashid turned up with an all-round performance in the match. With the unique bat, he smashed 25 runs off 16 balls to push the Strikers' score to 155/6.
He then bowled a stellar spell, giving away just 15 runs in 4 overs and taking two wickets. He ended the match with the best economy rate in his team.
(With inputs from IANS)
