IPL 2018: Fans want Rashid Khan to be given Indian Citizenship; can Sushma Swaraj help?

Yesterday, Rashid Khan was awarded man of the match award for his wonderful batting and bowling performance against the second qualifier match against Kolkata Knight Riders.

He scored 34 runs off just 10 balls and also took three important wickets of Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell while bowling. He also dismissed Nitish Rana with a run out. During the presentation ceremony, he dedicated his performance to the victims of horrific bomb blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, which occurred earlier this week.

Due to this heart-warming gesture, many Indian fans were filled with pride for the cricketer, and started requesting Indian citizenship for Rashid Khan. The fans took to social media platform Twitter and requested External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to give citizenship to Rashid. Have a look at some of the tweets.

 

Ma’am @SushmaSwaraj , Is there a way we can keep Rashid Khan in India forever? Please help.

— pathpediwala (@gladiator45) May 25, 2018

 

@SushmaSwaraj.
Plz Give Rashid Khan an Indian citizenship 🙂

— jayant kumar mallick (@MallickJayant) May 25, 2018

 

If India officaly asks Rashid khan to have Indian citizens ship i as and Afghan will be the first to give him away India deserves all the best 👍

— Rashid (@Rashid01371604) May 25, 2018

 

Damn Rashid kHan
😭😭 Please play for India
Hey @SushmaSwaraj pls Give him Citizenship

— aKAsh (@akash_d21) May 25, 2018

 

Dear @narendramodi and @SushmaSwaraj, can we give Rashid Khan an Indian Citizenship??? #KKRvsSRH

— Shareq Inamdar (@itssrq) May 25, 2018

In response, Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she has seen all the tweets and the matters of citizenship are dealt by Ministry of home affairs. She later deleted her tweet. Have a look at the screen shot of the tweet.

 

In response, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani also took to Twitter to inform that Rashid Khan is a hero of Afghanistan that they won’t give him to anyone. Calling him an asset to the cricketing world, Ghani tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a tweet, claiming that they will not give him away. Have a look on the tweet.

 

Afghans take absolute pride in our hero, Rashid Khan. I am also thankful to our Indian friends for giving our players a platform to show their skills. Rashid reminds us whats best about Afg. He remains an asset to the cricketing world. No we are not giving him away. @narendramodi

— Ashraf Ghani (@ashrafghani) May 25, 2018