Teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has become England’s youngest males’s Test cricketer after being handed his debut cap within the final sport of the three-match collection against Pakistan in Karachi on Saturday (December 17).
The Leicestershire player is eighteen years and 126 days as the ultimate Test begins on the National Stadium, beating the file of Yorkshire’s Brian Close, who was 18 years and 149 days when he took the sector for England against New Zealand in Manchester on July 23, 1949.
Ahmed was one in all two adjustments made by the England group because the guests are a historic 3-0 collection sweep over Pakistan and a ninth Test win in 10 video games since Ben Stokes grew to become captain and Brendon McCullum head coach.
Ahmed has changed spinner Will Jacks, whereas wicketkeeper Ben Foakes got here in for James Anderson, who was given relaxation for the dead-rubber.
England skipper Stokes imagine Karachi’s pitch would take extra spin than the one utilized in Multan.
“We’ve taken a look at the wicket as well, which looks very dry, I personally think it might spin a bit more than it did in the last Test match,” he stated.
England are on their first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005, having lengthy refused to go to the nation as a consequence of safety causes.
England’s taking part in XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach.
On the opposite hand, Pakistan have made 4 adjustments of their beginning XI. Shan Masood has changed Imam-ul-Haq, who was having some damage issues within the earlier fixture. Nauman Ali, the left-arm orthodox spinner, got here in for Mohammad Nawaz, whereas quick bowler Mohammad Ali sat out for the 21-year-old debutant Mohammad Wasim Jr. On anticipated traces, right-handed batter Azhar Ali – who introduced his retirement from Test cricket on Friday – was picked within the group on the expense of leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood.
Pakistan’s taking part in XI: Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed.