New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Rashid Khan returned to the top of the T20I bowling rankings on Wednesday, extending his stunning hold over the format. It is the eighth time the Afghanistan leg-spinner has reached No. 1 - and he has spent more than twice as long at the top as anyone else. He is also the current No. 1 ODI bowler.

Rashid spoke to Hindustan Times last month during the Friendship Cup match between Afghanistan and India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium about his white-ball plans, his ambitions and more:

Since I debuted in October 2015, I think the first time we beat an opponent in a series was Zimbabwe. We had never beaten them before. It was a good start.

Since then, our team has changed and our mindset has changed. Now the belief is that...