England leg spinner Rehan Ahmed is ready to face the ‘challenge’ of dismissing ‘unbelievable’ Virat Kohli
The leg-spinner of England, Rehan Ahmed, showed his desire to get India's star batter, Virat Kohli's wicket, during the ongoing 5-match Test series between India and England.
The England cricket team jetted off to Abu Dhabi to spend quality time with their families ahead of the 3rd Test match that will begin on February 15 in Rajkot. The BCCI has yet to announce India's squad for the remaining Tests as there are clouds over Kohli's participation in the series. The 35-year-old Kohli had opted out of the first two Test matches, citing personal reasons.
Rehan said in an interview, “It’ll be good. I think it will be another challenge. He is an unbelievable player. The record speaks for itself. It’ll be nice to have Virat Kohli out as well. Give me an opportunity to do that; hopefully, I will."
In Kohli's absence, youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill stepped up in the 2nd Test match in Vizag. Jaiswal played a scintillating knock of 209 runs in the 1st inning, while Gill helped India set a massive target of 399 by notching up his 3rd Test ton. Rehan appreciated Jaiswal for his batting style and hoped to stop the batter from scoring more runs against England.
"Jaiswal is a great player. I really like the way he plays. Hopefully, he doesn't get any runs against us, but you have to respect that he played very well, and so did Shubman."