IPL 2022: How Rasikh Salam prepared for comeback after ban in 2019
The HinduRasikh Salam Dar would have never played cricket again. And after the stint with Mumbai, Rasikh was getting ready to travel to England for a tri-series with the India U-19 team, when the Board of Control for Cricket in India banned him “following a discrepancy submission of faulty birth certificate.” From being one of the brightest talents, the world came crashing for Rashid. It was incredibly difficult,” his cousin Nadeem Dar told Sportstar on Wednesday, a few minutes after Rasikh featured in the playing eleven for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2022 fixture against MI in Pune. READ| “After playing in the IPL, he had gained that experience, so there would be times when Rasikh would even guide me with gym sessions. By then, Rasikh hadn’t played U-19 cricket, but Pathan and Mewada thought that it was a perfect time to draft the youngster into the senior team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.