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Pakistan tour would be fabulous kind of opportunity for someone like Rehan Ahmed: Brendon McCullum


image-lb0lbx8mRehan Ahmed [Source: Associated Press]


England Test team has arrived in Pakistan for their first bilateral Test series in 17 years. The series will feature 3 Test games, starting on 1st December. 

The red-ball squad has included Rehan Ahmed, an 18 year old leg spinner. England coach Brendon McCullum opined that the Pakistan series will be a 'fabulous' opportunity for Rehan.


McCullum backs young guns


“What a fabulous kind of opportunity for someone like him. He seems really confident in himself. He’s 18 and on an England tour to Pakistan so there’s some real opportunities there and there’ll be some challenges along the way, but it’s our job to figure this out. We know that he’s not the finished product. He’s a long way away from that, but he’s got something which is pretty kind of special."


Rehan is one of youngest in the side, so far he has just three First-class appearances. Suppose the leggie makes a debut in the Playing XI in the Pakistan Tests, he would become England men's youngest-ever debutant. He would surpass Brian Close who debuted at 18 years and 149 days. 


McCullum on the importance of the squad sticking together 


“One learning we had from earlier on in the year is that because now the team is very separate to the Twenty20 setup. A lot of our guys go off and they do their own thing, so if we’re asking these guys to push the boundaries, then we need to get them together a bit earlier.”


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