India, April 29 -- The IPL 2025 has not been very kind to Rashid Khan so far. The Afghanistan spinner was retained as the first pick by Gujarat Titans over skipper Shubman Gill but in his fourth season with the franchise, his performance has dipped drastically. The 26-year-old has been one of the most impactful bowlers in IPL over the past few years but it seems like after dominating the tournament for almost 8 seasons, he is witnessing a big hiccup this year.

The downhill curve started last year where he finished with 10 scalps in 12 matches at an economy rate of 8.40. However, things have worsened for him as the fear of facing him in the middle no more occurs in the batters' minds as even Vaibhav Suryavanshi,14, didn't have any second ...