England teenager Rehan Ahmed up for IPL auction | cricket news

London: Teenage Rising Star rehan ahmed Can take another step in his rapid ascent through the ranks of world cricket by earning an Indian Premier League contract.
The 18-year-old leg-spinner became the youngest ever male Test cricketer for England when he made his debut in the final of the recently concluded series in Pakistan.
He then became the youngest player from any country to take five wickets in an innings, with his haul of 5–48 in Karachi helping England to a 3–0 series whitewash.
His performance in the eight-wicket win alerted the rest of the cricketing world to his undoubted potential and came just days before the players’ auction in Kochi on Friday for the cash-rich IPL.

Ahmed is one of 27 English players to be auctioned.
Ahmed will ignore the lure of Twenty20 franchise competition to start the County Championship season with Leicestershire in April.
But even though Ahmed played only three first-class matches before making his Test debut, the England management believes that the IPL can help rather than hinder his development.
England red-ball coach Brendon McCullum, a veteran IPL campaigner, was upbeat about the prospect of Ahmed playing in a tournament that features many global cricket stars.

Speaking to BBC Radio this week, the former New Zealand captain said: “It would be great if he (Ahmed) did it. I’ve been involved with the IPL a number of times, so sometimes it works for people and sometimes it doesn’t.” That never happens.” ‘Tea. Why not?”
McCullum said, “Why not get a chance to play under different coaches and different captains and play with different players and get those experiences? What opportunity does an 18-year-old get anywhere else in world cricket?” going to meet?” I think we should encourage it.”