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Matthew Cooper

Stuart Broad hails "exciting day for English cricket" as 'magical' Rehan Ahmed debuts

Rehan Ahmed made an impressive start to his England career, picking up 2-89 against Pakistan in Karachi after breaking a 73-year-old record.

At 18 years and 126 days old, Ahmed is England's youngest ever men's Test cricketer, breaking a record set by former captain Brian Close back in 1949. After an expensive opening spell which saw him concede except 37 runs from five overs, the teenager grew in confidence after the lunch break and picked up the wickets of Saud Shakeel and Faheem Ashraf.

England seamer Stuart Broad, missing this tour on paternity leave after his fiancee Mollie King gave birth to the couple's first child, was greatly encouraged by Ahmed's performance and described it as "a really exciting day for English cricket"

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