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England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed remembers "changing point" meeting with Shane Warne at 13

England history-maker Rehan Ahmed says meeting and bowling in front of the late great Shane Warne at the tender age of 13 was a "changing point" for him.

Ahmed became the youngest ever men's Test cricketer for England when he made his debut against Pakistan in December and the 18-year-old is also now England's youngest ever men's ODI cricketer.

However, he has long been on England's radar having bowled against the senior team in the nets as an 11-year-old ahead of a Test series against Pakistan and notably dismissing his future captain Ben Stokes.

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