With a victory by 8 wickets in the third and final Test match, England finished the 3-match Test series with a remarkable 3-0 victory against Pakistan.
While it is the strategy of the hitters that has been garnering the most of the attention for the majority of the series, the debut performance of Rehan Ahmed as a bowler won him a lot of praise for his remarkable five-wicket haul in the second innings.
In the wake of England’s historic series victory in Pakistan, during which they became the first side to defeat the hosts 3-0 in their own country, Rehan took to Twitter to publish a post that was filled with passion.
“I am at a loss for words to express how I am feeling. If it weren’t for my mother praying for me, I never would have made it to this point. My mother, who was unable to be here with me due to unforeseen circumstances, will always have my eternal gratitude. Nevertheless, regardless of everything else, her prayers are constantly with me “he tweeted.
I am at a loss for words to express how I am feeling. If it weren’t for the prayers of my mother, I never would have reached this point.
I am at a loss for words to express how I am feeling. If it weren’t for the prayers of my mother, I never would have reached this point.
My mother, who was unable to be here with me due to unforeseen circumstances, will always have my eternal gratitude. Regardless of the circumstances, I can always count on her prayers being with me.
Ben Stokes, the captain of the England squad, said that the team’s victory, which they achieved by a score of 3-0, was “extremely remarkable.”
After securing only England’s second series whitewash in the subcontinent, following a similar outcome in Sri Lanka in 2018, Stokes remarked, “It won’t really sink in until we return home or in the new year.” This was only England’s second whitewash in the subcontinent.
“I know it’s a cliched thing, but being out in the subcontinent is one of the hardest locations to do it,” Stokes said. “It’s one of the most difficult places to do it.”
“I understand, and we all understand, that what we’ve done is very remarkable… to win 3-0 out here, it will be something that you can be really pleased of,” he said. “It will be something that we can look back on and be really happy of.”
Rehan became England’s youngest Test player at the age of 18 years and 128 days, and then the youngest in the world to take a five-wicket haul on his debut. He did this at the age of 18 years and 128 days.
Stokes was completely blown away by the performance that the young man gave. “For an 18-year-old to come into his first Test match and have such a cricket-savvy brain — especially under the strain of a Test match — was extremely helpful for us,” said Stokes. “For an 18-year-old to come into his first Test match and have such a cricket-savvy brain was really good for us.”
“We were able to get a taste of what he is capable of doing with the bat as well. Very talented young kid, and I believe that he should be allowed to develop his skills.”