Footage of late Australian nice Shane Warne praising a 13-year-old Rehan Ahmed has been highlighted once more, following affirmation the leg spinner will develop into England’s youngest males’s Take a look at cricketer.
England captain Ben Stokes has confirmed the collection of Ahmed for tomorrow’s third and ultimate check in opposition to Pakistan in Karachi.
The Leicestershire leg-spinner will develop into England’s youngest Take a look at participant on the age of 18 years and 126 days.
Rehan Ahmed will develop into England’s youngest males’s Take a look at cricketer when he faces Pakistan
Ahmed can be 23 days youthful than Brian Shut was when he was first chosen, in opposition to New Zealand at Outdated Trafford in 1949.
The leg-spinner earned excessive reward in a heartwarming video when aged simply 13, after impressing Warne when bowling within the nets.
‘That is superior man, actually, actually good,’ mentioned Warne, who took 708 Take a look at wickets throughout his legendary profession.
‘I can be protecting an in depth eye on you, I feel we can be commentating on you very quickly.
‘I feel you’ll be taking part in top notch cricket by the age of 15.’
Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne took 708 Take a look at wickets throughout his profession
Ahmed will make his debut in Karachi as England search to whitewash Pakistan on residence turf
The late Australian legend’s reward for Ahmed seems to have been justified with affirmation of his choice for England.
Warne died of a suspected coronary heart assault on the age of 52 in March, whereas he was holidaying in Thailand.
The third check in opposition to Pakistan can be Ahmed’s fourth top notch match of his fledgling profession, along with his first coming again in Could.
Ahmed had been a part of the England workforce which reached the ultimate of the Below-19 Cricket World Cup earlier this yr.
{The teenager} comes into the aspect for Will Jacks, with Ben Foakes returning as wicketkeeper after lacking the primary two Assessments.
England have an unassailable 2-0 lead within the sequence and will develop into the primary touring workforce to whitewash Pakistan on residence turf ought to they triumph within the third Take a look at.