Leicestershire's director of cricket Claude Henderson has enjoyed watching the teenager thrive
Rehan Ahmed's rise with England has been a "fairytale" that Leicestershire are determined to help the teenager continue to write, says Foxes director of cricket Claude Henderson.
"The time for him to be part of the England set up is great, with a new coach and captain, and playing that positive cricket which is the brand he wants to play.The eight-wicket win against Pakistan to complete a historic 3-0 series triumph was the first time Ahmed has celebrated a first-class victory, although it was only his fourth match.The leg-spinner only made his first-class debut last summer, and played for the Foxes second XI as recently as July.
Jigar Naik, Leicestershire's head of talent pathway, says "everyone involved is hugely proud" of what Ahmed has achieved with the national side at such an embryonic stage of his career.BBC East Midlands Today.
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