Former head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Australia's Tom Moody has revealed that the most successful IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians was interested in a trade for Rashid Khan a couple of years back.

The Afghanistan spinner has been in prime form since his IPL debut in 2018 and was leading almost all the bowling charts in T20 cricket at that time. Moody called it the bravado of the Mumbai Indians to ask for a trade of a player of that stature.

Tom Moody told ESPNCricInfo, "I remember Mumbai Indians, it may have been 2-years ago, requesting a trade for Rashid Khan. I mean come on! No other franchise had the gumption or bravado to be able to knock on the door and say look we’d like to get a trade for Rashid Khan – that’s like okay, I’m sure you do, so does the rest of the world."

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The 55-year-old also experienced throughout the years in IPL that MI is always looking for opportunities from other teams and that allows them to have the players they want.

He said, "What I’ve found through my experience over the last few years in the IPL is that Mumbai Indians is probably one of the most active teams in regards to seeking trade opportunities. They are not afraid to knock on your doors and ask for ridiculous deals."

"And they keep knocking on the door, and if they keep doing that to seven other franchises, they are eventually going to get what they want,” Moody added.

(With inputs from ESPNCricInfo)