Overview
- Excerpts published Sunday from Rashid Khan’s new book say he was informally offered citizenship and a national team switch by India and Australia.
- In the account, he recalls a 2023 IPL meeting where a high‑ranking Indian cricket official offered Indian documents and encouraged him to live and play in India.
- He says he declined both approaches, stating, “If I don’t play for my country, I won’t play for any other country either.”
- He gives no detail about the Australian approach, and there has been no public confirmation or response from either country’s cricket authorities.
- The news revives a 2018 episode when Indian fans urged citizenship for him, prompting Sushma Swaraj to defer to the Home Ministry and Ashraf Ghani to call him a national pride.