Delhi: Andhra Pradesh young batsman Sheikh Rashid made his debut on behalf of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2025 today. In the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), he has been given a chance to replace New Zealand opener Devon Conway. CSK was constantly struggling in batting this season, which is why some changes have been made in the team. In the debut match, Rashid scored 27 runs in 19 balls with the help of 6 fours.
Sheikh Rashid’s journey
Sheikh Rashid was part of the 2022 Under-19 World Cup winning Indian team. He scored a half -century against England in the final and scored a brilliant innings of 94 runs against Australia in the semi -finals. After this demonstration, he made his debut in domestic cricket for Andhra Pradesh.
So far, Rashid has scored 1204 runs in 19 matches in first class cricket. At the same time, in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, he scored 627 runs in 12 innings, including a big innings of 203 runs played against Hyderabad. In T20 too, he has scored 352 runs in 13 matches so far, including an unbeaten century.
Sheikh Rashid was bought by CSK at a base price of Rs 20 lakh in 2023, but he did not get a chance to play. Then in 2024 too, he sat on the bench. This year i.e. in 2025, CSK kept him in the team for Rs 30 lakh and now he has got a chance to debut under Dhoni’s captaincy.
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