Rehan Ahmed
Ahmed in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Rehan Ahmed
Born (2004-08-13) 13 August 2004
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsFarhan Ahmed (brother)
Raheem Ahmed (brother)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 710)17 December 2022 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 270)6 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI6 December 2023 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 99)12 March 2023 v Bangladesh
Last T20I5 September 2023 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2021–presentLeicestershire (squad no. 16)
2022–2023Southern Brave (squad no. 10)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 5 13 12
Runs scored 11 20 735 109
Batting average 5.50 6.66 31.95 21.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/4 0/0
Top score 10 12 122 40*
Balls bowled 221 240 1,507 572
Wickets 7 9 24 14
Bowling average 19.57 21.77 39.04 36.71
5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/48 4/54 5/48 4/54
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 4/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2023

Rehan Ahmed (born 13 August 2004) is an English cricketer.[2] He made his international debut against Pakistan on 17 December 2022, becoming England men's youngest Test debutant at the age of 18 years and 126 days. On the third day of the match he also became the youngest debutant to take five wickets in an innings in men’s Tests. On 12 March 2023, Ahmed became the youngest England male cricketer to play in all three formats of international cricket.[3]

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.[4] His brothers Farhan and Raheem are also cricketers.[5]

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.[6]

Cricket career

He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Leicestershire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[7] Prior to his List A debut, Ahmed was named in the County Select XI squad to play against India during their tour of England.[8]

Ahmed was part of England's squad for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies in early 2022.[9] He played in four of his team's six matches, taking 12 wickets, as England finished as runners-up to India.[10]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[11] Later the same month, he signed a contract extension to the end of 2026 with Leicestershire.[12]

Ahmed made his first-class debut on 19 May 2022, for Leicestershire in the 2022 County Championship,[13] and his Twenty20 debut for the same team a week later.[14]

In November 2022, he was added to the England squad for the away Test series against Pakistan.[15] He made his Test debut in the third Test of the series, on 17 December 2022.[16] He became the youngest male cricketer for England to make his debut in Tests, achieving the milestone at the age of 18 years and 126 days.[17] During Pakistan's second innings, Ahmed took his first five–wicket haul in Tests,[18] and became the youngest debutant to achieve a five-wicket haul in men’s Tests.[19]

In December 2022, he was shortlisted for that year's BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award.[20]

In February 2023, he was named in England's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against Bangladesh.[21] He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 6 March 2023.[22] He became the youngest male cricketer for England to make his debut in ODIs, achieving the milestone at the age 18 years and 205 days.[23] He made his T20I debut in the second T20I of the series, on 12 March 2023.[24] He became the youngest male cricketer for England to make his debut in T20Is, achieving the milestone at the age 18 years and 211 days.[25]

Playing capabilities

Ahmed plays principally as a right-arm bowler of leg spin, including googlies. His accuracy is praised.[26] [27] [28]

References

  1. ↑ "Rehan Ahmed - England". Sportskeeda.
  2. ↑ "Rehan Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "BAN vs ENG: Rehan Ahmed Becomes The Youngest England Player To Play In All Three Formats". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "England add 18-year-old Rehan Ahmed to Pakistan Test squad". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Teenager billed one of brightest prospects in English cricket has left Nottinghamshire". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Group 1, Leicester, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "James Bracey, Haseeb Hameed in County Select XI to face India". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Records / ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2021/22 - England Under-19s / batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Rehan Ahmed, England Under-19 legspinner, signs contract extension at Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "25th Match, Worcester, May 19 - 22, 2022, County Championship Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "North Group (D/N), Leicester, May 26, 2022, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Rehan Ahmed added to England Men's Test Squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "3rd Test, Karachi, December 17–21, 2022, England tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Uncapped Rehan Ahmed named in England XI for Karachi Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Five star Rehan Ahmed! Spinner claims five-for on debut!". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "Young Sports Personality 2022: Sky Brown, Jessica Gadirova & Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix on shortlist". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  21. ↑ "England Men name squad for Men's ODI and T20 tour of Bangladesh". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "3rd ODI (D/N), Chattogram, March 06, 2023, England tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "BAN vs ENG: England emerging star Rehan Ahmed scripts unique record on debut". The Indian Express. 6 March 2023.
  24. ↑ "2nd T20I (D/N), Mirpur, March 12, 2023, England tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "Bangladesh field first in search of series win; Rehan Ahmed youngest England player to make debut". The Business Standard. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Rehan Ahmed Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  27. ↑ "England player ratings: Rehan Ahmed and Gus Atkinson star despite series defeat to West Indies". Sky Sports.
  28. ↑ Wigmore, Tim (8 December 2023). "Teenage English leg-spinners are not supposed to be as good as Rehan Ahmed" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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