England Test coach Brendon McCullum has tipped teenage sensation Rehan Ahmed to earn a deal with an Indian Premier League (IPL) side following his record-breaking performance in Karachi.
Ahmed became the youngest ever cricketer to take a five wicket haul on Test debut at the tender age of 18 years and 126 days when he picked up 5-48 in a brilliant spell on day three of the third and final Test against Pakistan, with captain Ben Stokes simply stating the teenager "bowled us to victory".
The leg-spinner has entered the upcoming IPL auction with a base price of just 40 lakh (around £40,000) and also enjoyed a strong year in white ball cricket, taking 19 wickets at 20.15 in the T20 Blast for Leicestershire. And McCullum, who coached IPL side Kolkata Knight Riders before taking the England job, believes it would be "awesome" if Ahmed was picked up in the auction.
