Rehan Ahmed’s 15-year-old brother Farhan has been named in England’s Below-19 Cricket World Cup squad.
Leg-spinner Rehan, 19, is England’s youngest senior participant in all three codecs having made his Check, one-day worldwide and T20 worldwide debuts on the age of 18.
Off-spinner Farhan, in the meantime, established himself in Nottinghamshire’s second XI throughout the 2023 season and can now journey to South Africa subsequent month the place England are in a gaggle with Scotland, South Africa and West Indies.
The event runs from January 13 to February 4.
Talking in Antigua this week forward of Farhan’s anticipated choice, Rehan Ahmed mentioned: “I am very completely happy for him, he is very younger and he is been picked for such a giant factor.
“He’s quite exciting for an off-spinner, which is quite surprising. But I think he’ll go well. I’m very chuffed for him.”
Rehan Ahmed has progressed from the England Below-19 group into the senior ranks
There are acquainted names elsewhere within the 15-strong squad, with former England batter Joe Denly’s nephew Jaydn Denly lining up alongside Haydon Mustard, son of former England and Durham wicketkeeper Phil.
Essex’s Luc Benkenstein, whose South African father Dale is the present Gloucestershire head coach, additionally options as vice captain.
Rehan Ahmed took 12 wickets on the 2022 Below-19 Cricket World Cup within the West Indies as England reached the ultimate earlier than dropping to India.
England Below-19 World Cup squad: Ben McKinney (Durham – captain), Luc Benkenstein (Essex – vice captain), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire), Charlie Allison (Essex), Charlie Barnard (Lancashire), Jack Carney (Lancashire), Jaydn Denly (Kent), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dominic Kelly (Hampshire), Sebastian Morgan (Middlesex), Haydon Mustard (Durham), Hamza Shaikh (Warwickshire), Noah Thain (Essex), Theo Wylie (Warwickshire).
