Earlier than profitable the 2022 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup, the England staff toured Pakistan for a seven-match T20I collection which they received by a margin of 4-3, and now it’s time for the Three Lions to drag out their white flannels.
On Monday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced an 18-man Take a look at squad that can tackle Ben Stokes and his troops, the mighty English facet with head coach Baz McCullum on the helm of the pink ball format.
For the collection that’s to be contested shortly, England had named their 15-member squad within the second week of October. And right now, they’ve added an uncapped 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed to their star-studded line up.
Rehan, who has been with Stokes & Co. of their red-ball coaching camp within the UAE and is presently taking part in within the three-day warm-up fixture in opposition to the England Take a look at squad in Abu Dhabi, impressed coaches together with his perspective and real potential to be given a maiden name up for the senior facet.
“Ben, myself and the remainder of the coaches like how he approaches his recreation,” McCullum stated about Rehan’s choice.
“The expertise of being a part of the squad in Pakistan might be massively helpful for him, and he’ll add to the make-up of our squad,” Baz added.
If included within the beginning XI through the three-match Take a look at collection – the primary time England will play in Pakistan after 17 years – Rehan will change into the youngest cricketer to play a Take a look at match for England Males’s staff, surpassing Brian Shut, who represented the Three Lions at 18 years 149 days in opposition to New Zealand in July 1949.
The collection will start with the primary Take a look at in Rawalpindi on December 1 adopted by the subsequent two video games in Multan and Karachi.
England’s Take a look at squad for Pakistan tour:
Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes (wk), Will Jacks, Keaton Jennings, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wooden, Rehan Ahmed.
