Meet Rehan Ahmed, future England star who impressed Shane Warne, clean bowled Ben Stokes aged 12

An old footage recently unearthed shows the ‘King of Spin’ Shane Warne full of praise of a young 13-year-old leg spinner. The kid’s name is Rehan Ahmed and he has grown true to his potential and is expected to be one of the future stars of the England cricket team. Warne is seen in the video telling Ahmed, “I think you could be playing first-class cricket by the age of 15.”

True to the leg spin legend’s prediction, Rehan Ahmed is now on the cusp of becoming the youngest to play Test cricket for England in the country’s long history. First bursting onto the scene before he was even a teenager, Ahmed had once clean bowled England’s T20 World Cup star Ben Stokes aged just 12. Here’s all you need to know about the rising English cricketing talent.

Who is Rehan Ahmed?

Ahmed is set to get an opportunity to display his talent on the international stage after he was selected by England for the upcoming Pakistan tour. As the young leg break bowler earned his England call, old footage surfaced online of Shane Warne telling Ahmed that people will be soon commentating on him, showering a lot of praise on the youngster. Ahmed was 13 at the time and was bowling at a net session at the Lord’s cricket ground.

This old video of Shane Warne telling a 13-year-old Rehan Ahmed that he’ll be playing first-class cricket by 15 is really quite heartwarming.pic.twitter.com/K4uwxrqJ3r

— Yas Rana (@Yas_Wisden) November 24, 2022

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