Rehan Ahmed’s impressive Test debut would be “awesome,” according to England coach Brendon McCullum, who would also like to see the young spinner play as much franchise cricket as possible.
When he grabbed remarkable figures of (5 for 48) against Pakistan on day three of the third Test here, the 18-year-old Ahmed became the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut.
Ahmed has registered for the IPL 2023 auction, which will be held in Kochi on December 23, with a base price of Rs 40 lakh. Talking about the T20 league worldwide, Ahmed has an agreement to play in the inaugural ILT20 in the UAE in January and February.
“It would be great if he got picked up at the IPL. It would be awesome if he did,” McCullum told BBC’s Test Match Special on Tuesday.
“Why not give him that opportunity to rub shoulders with other players and pick up those experiences? What other 18-year-old is going to get those chances? “He’s a fully fledged international cricketer.” McCullum.
