‘I have a bulletproof car’: Rashid Khan reveals Kabul life, stuns Kevin Pietersen – Watch | Cricket News
For most global sporting icons, fame is measured in endorsement deals, social media numbers and sold-out stadiums. For Rashid Khan, the world’s premier T20 leg-spinner and Afghanistan’s most recognisable athlete, fame comes with a far heavier price — personal safety.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!That reality was laid bare in a candid conversation with former England captain Kevin Pietersen, where Rashid revealed that he cannot walk freely on the streets of Kabul and travels in a bulletproof car. Pietersen’s disbelief only underlined how extraordinary — and sobering — Rashid’s circumstances are.
“I can’t walk in the street in Afghanistan. I have a bulletproof car,” Rashid told Pietersen, matter-of-factly.“You have a bulletproof car in Kabul? Why?” Pietersen responded, audibly stunned.“It’s for safety,” Rashid explained. “You don’t want to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s normal in Afghanistan. Everyone has it.”That single word — normal — captured the essence of Rashid’s lived reality. What sounded unimaginable to Pietersen was routine for a cricketer who has grown up amid instability and conflict. WATCH: The candid conversation between Rashid and KPRashid spoke of a childhood where even stepping outside to play cricket was fraught with danger.“I was not allowed to go and play outside,” Rashid recalled. “Playing for Afghanistan was the biggest dream we could have.”That dream, once distant and almost impossible, became a lifeline. Rashid’s rise mirrors Afghanistan’s own improbable cricketing journey.
