5. Rashid Khan
The Afghan-born Rashid Khan is currently one of the best spinners going around in world cricket at the moment. But even a player like Rashid, who is just 22 years old had to bear the tragic loss of his father in 2019 while he was plying his trade for the Adelaide Strikers franchise in the Big Bash League.
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Rashid being just 21 years old at that time decided to stay on and continue playing in the league in Australia. A while after bearing the tragic loss Rashid spoke about his father wherein he said it was a tough situation when he lost his dad since he was someone who supported his family and raised him.
“It was tough. I lost my Dad, the one who is very close to us and to my family. He really supported us – he struggled a lot while giving up (a lot) with how he (raised) us. He was always watching my games, he didn’t understand cricket a lot, but he just was always asking my family how I had done,” Rashid Khan said in an interview after his father’s demise.
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