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Rashid Khan is an absolute game-changer, an MVP of T20 cricket: Shaun Pollock

Legendary South African bowler Shaun Pollock described Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan as the MVP of T20 cricket during the Rario Pack Reveal.

Rashid Khan is an absolute game-changer, an MVP of T20 cricket: Shaun Pollock

New Delhi, Sep 4: Legendary South African cricketer Shaun Pollock has described Afghanistan spin sensation as the most valuable player of T20 cricket and an absolute game-changer in every league or match he's part of.

Pollock made a special guest appearance during the first Rario Pack Reveal Party, where users and fans found out the contents of Rario's much awaited first-mint.

The launch packs consisted of the most exciting plays and memorable moments from the Caribbean Premier League's (CPL) first eight seasons from 2013-2020. The Hero CPL is an official partner of Rario.

At the online pack reveal party, host and emcee Gaurav Kapur and former South Africa Captain Shaun Pollock also opened their own first Rario packs. Pollock also shared stories from the time he was an avid collector of sports cards during his childhood.

"Growing up, we used to have collectible cards for all South African sporting legends, which we used to collect and stick inside a particular book that used to be there. There were about 100-odd names in this book. So we would get these cards, swap them in school and stick them on in their place in the book. There used to be ten 'all-time legends', which were rare cards and the hardest to get hold of. We had to swap about 15 cards just to get hold of one of those rare ones. I remember that time fondly. Since then, I have signed quite a few of these cards for fans," said Pollock.

Upon opening his Rario cricket NFT pack, Shaun Pollock was happy to find 1 Black (rarest card) card consisting a spell-binding hat-trick delivery from Afghani spin wizard Rashid Khan. The Black Card in question consisted of Rashid Khan's dismissal of Rovman Powell with a typical Rashid Khan googly which went through bat and pad to hit the off stump. This delivery completed the first hattrick in the Hero CPL, making this an extremely rare collectible.

"Rashid Khan is an absolute game-changer. He is so dangerous with the ball, and his four overs are the most crucial overs in any T20 match that he's part of. His skill and craft with the ball is just exceptional. He is also a decent contributor with the bat, and can knock it about in the death overs at times. For me, he is the MVP in any match in any league that he is playing," said Shaun Pollock about Rashid.

Story first published: Saturday, September 4, 2021, 16:01 [IST]
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