Overview

• Ahmed scored 119 at No 3 for Leicestershire against Kent at Canterbury, marking his fifth red-ball century of the season and fourth in five innings.
• He has amassed 760 runs at a 50.66 average across 16 Division Two innings in the 2025 County Championship.
• The 20-year-old has also claimed 20 wickets at 15.15 runs apiece this term, highlighted by a 13-wicket haul in a single match last week.
• His dual role as a top-order batsman and leg-spin bowler revives a Test-class all-round option England has lacked since the era of Ian Botham.
• Ongoing excellence has elevated him into contention for specialist batting cover on England’s winter Ashes tour to Australia.