man<\/a> it was amazing, and Hyderabad were probably the best. It was huge. It's just great. It\u2019s something we wake up to every day and it literally makes us happy to have been a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\nRegardless of his own precociousness, Rehan knows he has benefited immensely from playing under the guidance of Stokes, a captain whose willingness to attack the match situation plays to his enthusiastic young player's strengths.<\/p>\n
“Stokesy saying 'you don't play with an intermediary', I would have thought that was crazy, I don't think any other captain would say that to me,” Rehan said. \u201cAnd to be honest, I\u2019m just like \u2018let\u2019s do it.\u2019 I don\u2019t want to play with a player halfway, let\u2019s do everything we can and force the game.<\/p>\n
“I really enjoy it. I think that's what I enjoyed the most. Sometimes it gets the better of me when I get slapped, but I don't have a single regret, thinking that I could have done this or that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI train at my club and the kids come up to me like I\u2019m the biggest player,\u201d he added. “No I'm not, I'm just a normal guy trying to bowl. All you can do is keep believing in yourself.”<\/p>\n
Rehan knows, however, that his progress could be thwarted in the coming months by the vagaries of the English season.<\/p>\n\nEditor's Choice<\/h2>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s April, it\u2019s going to be tight,\u201d he said. “I don't expect to bowl a lot of overs because if the seamers get wickets, they get wickets. The team comes first. But if I know I'm not going to bowl on the day because Wrighty [Chris Wright] I'll probably get eight, I'll just try to bowl as many times as possible in the nets.<\/p>\n
It's a situation that Jeetan Patel, England's spin bowling coach, anticipated during the India series, when he pledged to provide coaching support so that his young bowlers were not left behind while their playing time was limited.<\/p>\n
Rehan, however, has an extra string to his bow that he wants to exploit in the coming months. After making his maiden first-class century in the final match of the 2022 season, he is focused on securing his place in the Leicestershire team with his batting and his luck with the ball when it presents itself .<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one told me anything [about spin coaching]”, he said. “I'm going to play county cricket straight away. Leicestershire comes first when I'm not playing for England. I didn't know if I wanted to play because I wanted a break, but I had two weeks off and I just want to play again.<\/p>\n\nBen Stokes stuck with Rehan Ahmed on tough day Associated Press<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n\u201cI would have to see the balance of the team first,\u201d he said when asked if he expected to be handed a top-six role for his county. “It's not a case where I come and hit wherever I want. I'm not here all winter, the guys have worked hard so they deserve it first. So if I make the team and I'm playing, so I hope I'm going to get a bat.<\/p>\n
Whatever happens this season, Rehan's professional career is still new enough that he can take advantage of every opportunity, no matter where they present themselves. He withdrew from the IPL auction in December in order to manage his time and ensure he was fully prepared for any role England might offer him, whether it was a home Test debut against the West Indies in July, or even the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean in June, which follows a clean-ball series at home against Pakistan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be ready for England at all times,\u201d he said. “I don't really care about what I'm trying to achieve this year. I've tried to do everything I can within myself. So whether it's bowling my overs or bowling as many points as possible, there are things I really want to work on. If it takes me [to the World Cup]That brings me to this, and if that's not the case, and the team balance is not good and so on, there are lots of things to take into account.”<\/p>\n
Another factor behind his withdrawal from the IPL was his desire to spend time with family, which has been all the more important for him in recent times, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love family,\u201d he said. “I don't want to miss out on family time while I'm young. My little brother [England Under-19 offspinner Farhan] I obviously traveled a lot, my older brother trained a lot, so I feel like we didn't sit together a lot. But for the past two weeks, we have been sharing food every day. So that\u2019s also something special, and it\u2019s something I love.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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