Updated: November 11, 2020 9:24:46 pm
Rashid Khan chose 20 plots in IPL 2020 at an extraordinary economy rate of 5.70. (BCCI / IPL)
The Mumbai Indians offered Sunrisers Hyderabad a business deal for Rashid Khan two years ago, said Tom Moody, who had been SRH’s head coach until last year. He said that no other team in the IPL would have the “guts or courage” to ask for a deal for Rashid Khan.
Speaking in an ESPNCricinfo video, Moody said: “I remember the Indians from Mumbai, it may have been 2 years ago, requesting a trade for Rashid Khan. Well then! No other franchise had the guts or the guts to be able to knock on the door and say, look, we’d like to get a trade for Rashid Khan; Okay, I’m sure you do, the rest of the world. “
Rashid Khan, the number one T20I player in the ICC rankings, has been one of SRH’s crucial cogs in recent years. This year, he took 20 wickets from 16 games at an extraordinary economy rate of 5.70.
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Moody said only Mumbai Indians would think of requesting a trade for a player of Rashid’s caliber, but also added that it is this approach that has allowed MI to build a championship-winning unit. MI won the 2020 IPL final on Tuesday, with the recent acquisition of Trent Boult as Man of the Match in the final.
“What I have discovered through my experience in the last few years at IPL is that Mumbai Indians is probably one of the most active teams when it comes to looking for business opportunities. They are not afraid to knock on their doors and ask for ridiculous offers. And they keep knocking on the door, and if they keep knocking on seven other franchises, eventually they’ll get what they want, ”Moody said.
He pointed out how Delhi Capitals allowed Trent Boult to go to MI and how the move came back to bite them in the 2020 IPL Playoffs.
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