New Delhi, April 9 -- Afghanistan's premier spinner Rashid Khan revealed that red-ball cricket has been challenging for him due to medical advice to avoid it.

Despite this, he pushed himself to play, even bowling long spells after his back surgery, but doctors warned that continuing in the format could shorten his career and affect his longevity in the sport.

Rashid has been battling with a lower-back injury since 2023. Afghanistan are scheduled to play a Test against the Indian cricket team in June in New Chandigarh.

"Red-ball cricket is a little difficult because that was the first thing my doctor told me: 'Stay away from red-ball cricket. I still went ahead and played. After the surgery, I played a game against Zimbabwe and bowled 6...