Rehan Ahmed

Ahmed, 18, already possesses the showman swagger of the late Warne, who upon seeing him bowl at England's seniors in net practice not long out of school ...

This week has been a long time in the making. the teenage sensation is the maddest of a cricket-mad family and shadow-bats before going to bed The ECB intend to manage his workload around England commitments, believing it will help his progression to have a balanced diet of what cricket has to offer. In terms of his passion for the sport, he is the maddest of a cricket-mad family. But with England spin coach Jeetan Patel, he has been working hard on his stock leg-break. It also kept him off the pre-Christmas Twenty20 radars.

Eighteen-year old is already emerging as a difference-maker for an England team full of them.

He was back out as quickly as he walked off for his Nighthawk duties, and didn't hang around out in the middle. The joy, both his and that of his team-mates, was proof of that. A second brisk exit came, this one much angrier at failing to connect for a third four, before he was bouncing into media duties and then out of our lives again. So to get one to spin a little bit the other side, it was great." The fifth was no bunny, though: Agha Salman the next to be done by bounce on a flat-bat shot, caught by Harry Brook at short leg. Just like that, a trio of accomplished batters were chiselled out in the space of 17 balls from Rehan. That he described the first wicket of the five as "God-sent" said it all. A smart legbreak drew the wicketkeeper-batter forward before dipping shorter than he had anticipated and pitching wider than he had calculated. And then, with one of the worst balls he has bowled, he broke them up. Stokes, irked, had indulged in one of his self-flagellation spells of eight overs on the bounce with little of note beyond a couple of plays and misses. Pakistan had been skittled for 216, giving England a target of 167 for a series sweep which now sees them need just 55 when they resume on day four, with eight wickets in hand having only had 17 overs before the light took them to stumps on Monday. "I think we would have as well if we had the last seven overs of the day."

Rehan Ahmed's record-breaking five-for makes him England's most exciting spin prospect for a generation.

It was only his fourth first-class game (his debut coming seven months ago for Leicestershire), in a country where England had only won two of their previous 30 Tests before this series and where spin is crucial. [revolutionary New Cricket](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/sport/article/ben-stokes-test-cricket-england-pakistan-2022), upending expectations of how a Test side should play. There was a moment in England's second innings when their opening pair were hitting boundaries at a rate of one every three balls, finishing the first three overs with a run more on the board than they managed at the same stage in any game during the [T20 World Cup](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fitness/article/jos-buttler-fitness-interview-2022).

England need just 55 runs to complete a 3-0 series win over Pakistan.

I think we would have as well if we had the last seven overs of the day.” “Probably the best day of my life again. Babar’s wicket sparked a collapse that saw Pakistan slump from 164 for three to 216 all out either side of tea on day three.

Rehan Ahmed has made a splash in English cricket. Rehan Ahmed's dazzling debut with England may have the look of an overnight success, but the ...

I liked his passion, his maturity and the way he came across. “He’s in our first team now and we’re privileged to have him. Ahmed’s skills mean he could easily carve out a lucrative and rewarding career on the T20 franchise circuit, a path Somerset’s Will Smeed has already signed up to. Already a promising batter, he briefly dabbled with off-spin before switching to the trickier craft of wrist-spin. “We were in the boardroom at Grace Road and I asked Rehan ‘where do you want to go?’. ECB performance director Mo Bobat revealed recently that he had been “inundated” with white-ball offers and those around Ahmed believe he could have secured a first IPL contract in this month’s auction.

Rehan Ahmed became the youngest man to take five Test wickets in an innings as England on brink of 3-0 whitewash victory over Pakistan.

While Ahmed took the plaudits later on, it was his fellow spinner Leach who made inroads for the tourists in the morning session, claiming three wickets in six balls to rip through the top order. I think we would have as well if we had the last seven overs of the day.’ Following Ahmed’s efforts, England’s chase started in breathtaking fashion as the required total was rapidly cut to 80 before Zak Crawley was out lbw for 41. His second victim of the day was Azhar Ali, who was bowled by Leach for a four-ball duck in his final Test innings before leaving the field to a guard of honour. Not only did Ahmed write his name into the history books as the youngest men’s Test debutant to claim five dismissals in an innings, he also easily surpassed the record for the youngest Englishman to manage it. The exciting rookie picked up where he left off in the evening session with two more victims to complete his five-wicket haul as the hosts were dismissed for 216.

The likes of Michael Vaughan, Waqar Younis and Stuart Broad have all lavished praise on teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed after he made yet more history by ...

He'll be a threat to the world." He has turned the game completely in England's favour." "It's heartening to see a young man on his debut to take five wickets. Ahmed beat Cummins' record by 65 days and he is also the sixth-youngest player to ever take a Test five-fer. He broke a 73-year-old record previously by held by Brian Close by just 23 days when he was handed a debut against [Pakistan](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pakistan-cricket-team) in Karachi at the tender age of 18 years and 126 days. Ahmed then got Mohammad Rizwan caught behind for seven with a ball that straightened just enough to catch his outside edge, before Saud Shakeel top edged a sweep to square leg for 53.

Spin duo Jack Leach and Rehan Ahmed both played pivotal roles for England as they bowled Pakistan out for 216 to put the tourists in with a chance of ...

"Most people probably thought he wouldn't play and that he was just on the trip for a bit of work experience, but not with this England team," Butcher told Sky Sports. If he can get the leg-break to turn a bit more, fantastic. There is no doubt Leachy had a good day to start and it was certainly England's day." "The kid has just taken a five-for and has only played three first-class matches, so you can't say perhaps not playing for Leicestershire in the first two matches of the season is going to hinder him, but the question is when is he going to be next playing for England?" "He's had a great year," England fast bowler Broad told Sky Sports. 7

Rehan Ahmed's rise with England has been a "fairytale" that Leicestershire want to help the teenager continue to write.

I think he finds bowling quite easy, but his batting is fantastic and he will be a genuine all-rounder." It is with the bat that many at Leicestershire predict Ahmed to impress with further. Stuart Broad, James Taylor and Harry Gurney were among the list of recent players to go up the A46 to Trent Bridge and break into the England set-up as Notts players after starting at Leicestershire. He is a massive part of our first-team and will be for years to come." "The time for him to be part of the England set up is great, with a new coach and captain, and playing that positive cricket which is the brand he wants to play. "It's a fairytale story, he has got a lot of confidence, is full of energy and likes a challenge."

England coach Brendon McCullum says it would be "awesome" if history maker Rehan Ahmed were to earn an IPL deal, having entered the upcoming auction with a ...

It took some courage from Stokesy and a few people to thrust him into this opportunity. Ahmed already has a deal to play in the inaugural ILT20 in the UAE in January and February, where he will represent Andy Flower's Gulf Giants alongside a number of fellow England stars including Ollie Pope, Chris Jordan and James Vince. "He's got a real future," McCullum added. I've been involved with the IPL a couple of times so sometimes it works out for guys and sometimes it doesn't. And McCullum, who coached IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders before taking the England job, believes it would be "awesome" if Ahmed was picked up in the auction. "It would be awesome if he did.

Rehan Ahmed made history after becoming the youngest player in the history of men's Test cricket to take five wickets in an innings on his debut for England ...

"From that moment on he was single-minded and focused. "He’s always listening and learning. He most definitely has it. And he took five wickets for 48 runs making him the youngest male to get a five-fer on his Test debut. Not only did Ahmed write his name into the history books as the youngest men’s Test debutant to claim five wickets in an innings, he also easily surpassed the record for the youngest Englishman to take five in an innings. [cricket](/news/central/topic/cricket) to take five wickets in an innings on his debut for England.