Rashid Khan to Announce Retirement Amid IPL 2026

Afghanistan Cricket Team player Rashid Khan has made a stunning statement about his Test career. He indirectly mentioned that he soon will he announcing his retirement from the longest format of the game as he is focused on white-ball cricket. Rashid Khan no doubt is one of the best spinners in the world.

The leg-spinner has been carrying the bowling lineup of Afghanistan for the last few years in all formats and is also very active in franchise cricket. However, the since the last few years, Rashid Khan has been dealing with a lot of injuries and has missed quite a few important games as well. This has also hampered his form, which saw him getting taken away from runs with ease in major tournaments.

Will Rashid Khan Announce Retirement Amid IPL 2026?

After a while, Rashid Khan finally looked himself when he came up with a match-winning spell in the IPL 2026 between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans. The GT spinner made the batters look clueless and picked three important wickets, giving away just 17 runs. Rashid Khan, who won the Man of the Match award, during the press-conference made the shock announcement related to his Test career. He said that doctors have advised him to stay away from the format but despite their advice, he went on to play.

Rashid Khan retirement from Tests could be on the cards as he also mentioned that playing red-ball cricket continuously can destroy his shoulder and his career will end due to injury. He said:

Rashid Khan Test Retirement: Afghanistan Spinner will Play One Test a Year

Rashid Khan was honest enough to admit that red-ball cricket looks tough for him, adding that he will play just one game a year. He stressed that he can force himself to bowl 20–25 overs, but that would be meaning bowling the whole day. He added:

“Red-ball cricket is something that looks a bit difficult for me. If it’s one Test a year, I will take that, but I don’t think I can manage more than that. I will try, but if I bowl a spell of 20–25 overs, I have to bowl the whole day if I’m in the team,"

Rashid Khan has played six Tests in his career so far and has taken 45 wickets at an average of 20.44. Despite a promising start to his career, he sadly will have to call time on his career in the longest format of the game and clear the question among the fans of Rashid khan retired or not.