Srinagar: England’s spin prodigy Rehan Ahmed broke multiple records in his debut Test for England against Pakistan in Karachi.
Rehan Ahmed is the youngest player to debut for England at 16 years and 126 days. The promising young talent bagged his maiden five-wicket haul on Day 3 of the Karachi Test match.
With that Rehan Ahmed has become the youngest man to take five wickets on his Test debut.
Ahmed shattered the Test record when he got the better of Agha Salman, who was dismissed in the 75th over of Pakistan’s innings. The England spinner removed the likes of Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr and Salman to complete his first-ever five-wicket haul that too in his debut match for the Three Lions.
Ahmed shared eight wickets with senior spinner Jack Leach as the Babar-led Pakistan side was bowled out for 216 in 74.5 overs. Ahmed had also bagged two wickets in Pakistan’s 1st innings. Ahmed’s bowling heroics has put England in the driving seat as the visitors are eyeing a 3-0 whitewash of the Pakistan side in Karachi.