Top 5 ODI bowlers since 2015 ICC World Cup

#1 Rashid Khan, Matches- 52; Wickets- 118; Average- 14.47; E.R- 3.9

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No cricketer has had a start in ODI cricket as flamboyant as the wunderkind from Nangarhar. Firstly displayed in the U-19 World Cup, his fizzing wrong 'uns are yet to be picked up even in the more senior level of cricket. Playing him as an inswing medium pacer, playing him as an off-spinner, batsmen in the age of unabashed scrutiny have tried it all, but Rashid's pace packed spinners find a way to beat either side of the bat's edge.

Fastest to 100 ODI wickets surpassing Mitchell Starc's record of 52 matches by 8 whole appearances, Rashid is a statistical amazement. Even more baffling than his average and economy rate is his strike rate, taking a wicket every 22 deliveries. However, Rashid's stats are often proclaimed as skewed by playing a lot of games against associate nations. Myth. Excluding Ireland (not a Test nation at the time of his debut), against Test nations, Rashid has 69 wickets in 31 matches, his average bettering to 13.69 and economy lowering down to 3.71.

His role in Afghanistan's quest for unexpected glory in the 2019 World Cup will be major. His ten overs in every game will be sixty precise deliveries of calculated anxiety induced in the batsmen.