Rehan Ahmed
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| Born | 13 August 2004 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Farhan Ahmed (brother) Raheem Ahmed (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 710) | 17 December 2022 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 269) | 6 March 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Leicestershire (squad no. 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Southern Brave (squad no. 10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | Gulf Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 March 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rehan Ahmed (born 13 August 2004) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his international debut against Pakistan on 17 December 2022, becoming England men's youngest Test debutant. On the third day of the match he also became the youngest debutant to take five wickets in an innings in men’s Tests.
Early life
His father Naeem Ahmed, a former cricketer, was born in Pakistan, where he played as a fast-bowling all-rounder, before moving to England.[2] His brothers Farhan and Raheem are also cricketers.[3]
Ahmed was in the youth set up at Nottinghamshire but left to join Leicestershire in 2017. Aged 13 he was already billed as one of the brightest prospects in English cricket having been invited to bowl at England and West Indies at Lord's and clean bowled Ben Stokes.[4]
Career
He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Leicestershire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5] Prior to his List A debut, Ahmed was named in the County Select XI squad to play against India during their tour of England.[6]
Ahmed was part of England's squad for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies in early 2022.[7] He played in four of his team's six matches, taking 12 wickets, as England finished as runners-up to India.[8]
In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[9] Later the same month, he signed a contract extension to the end of 2026 with Leicestershire.[10]
Ahmed made his first-class debut on 19 May 2022, for Leicestershire in the 2022 County Championship,[11] and his Twenty20 debut for the same team a week later.[12]
In November 2022, he was added to the England squad for the away Test series against Pakistan.[13] He made his Test debut against Pakistan on 17 December 2022,[14] becoming the youngest male cricketer from England to do so at the age of 18 years and 126 days.[15] During Pakistan's second innings, Ahmed took his first five–wicket haul in Tests,[16] and became the youngest debutant to achieve a five-wicket haul in men’s Tests.[17]
In December 2022, he was shortlisted for that year's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.[18]
In February 2023, he was named in England's One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against Bangladesh,[19] and made his ODI debut in the third ODI on 6 March 2023.[20]
References
- ^ "Rehan Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Johnston, Rob. "Rehan Ahmed - The shadow batter in spotlight". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
His father, Naeem, played good level cricket in Pakistan as a fast-bowling all-rounder before moving to England and Ahmed initially tried to emulate his Dad by bowling seam.
- ^ "England add 18-year-old Rehan Ahmed to Pakistan Test squad". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Teenager billed one of brightest prospects in English cricket has left Nottinghamshire". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Group 1, Leicester, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "James Bracey, Haseeb Hameed in County Select XI to face India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Records / ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2021/22 - England Under-19s / batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Rehan Ahmed, England Under-19 legspinner, signs contract extension at Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "25th Match, Worcester, May 19 - 22, 2022, County Championship Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "North Group (D/N), Leicester, May 26, 2022, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Rehan Ahmed added to England Men's Test Squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "3rd Test, Karachi, December 17–21, 2022, England tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Uncapped Rehan Ahmed named in England XI for Karachi Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Five star Rehan Ahmed! Spinner claims five-for on debut!". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "ENG vs PAK: England's Rehan Ahmed becomes youngest debutant to achieve a five-wicket haul in men's Tests". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Young Sports Personality 2022: Sky Brown, Jessica Gadirova & Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix on shortlist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "England Men name squad for Men's ODI and T20 tour of Bangladesh". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "3rd ODI (D/N), Chattogram, March 06, 2023, England tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2023.