Khalil Ahmed provoked England with 4-fer in 4-informal tests

India A cricket team pacer Khaleel Ahmed breathed fire on England Lions on Day 3 of the second unofficial Test in Northampton. The left-arm-pacer picked four picked four wickets in the first session of play on Day 3 to put the hosts on the backfoot. Lions commenced play on Day 3 at 192/3 after India A bowlers managed to taste limited success on Day 2.

Khaleel breathes fire!

Khaleel’s first victim on Day was Jordan Cox, who was caught behind by Dhruv Jurel. The pacer provided the first breakthrough for the side, an early one, as he brought the curtains down on Cox’s 45-run knock.

Soon after, he got rid of James Rew as the batter edged one to the slips, allowing Karun Nair to take an easy catch. Thereafter, England were 5 down.

Not wasting any time, Khaleel struck once again to get rid of Josh Hill as he dismissed the batter for a golden duck. Hill was castled and bamboozled by Ahmed.

England lost their 7th wicket and Khaleel bagged his fourth as Chris Woakes edged one to Dhruv Jurel, leaving the Lions in a perilous position.

Will Ahmed break into main squad?

Arshdeep Singh has been picked over Khaleel Ahmed in the main squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England. However, with his performance in the India A 2nd unofficial Test, he could might as well stand a chance to earn an sudden inclusion in the side. After all, India only have one left arm pacer in the main squad in the form of Arshdeep Singh. They could put Khaleel to some good use and deploy him as a back-up to the Punjab pacer.

Talking about his first-class record, he has 52 wickets from 19 games, averaging 28.34. In IPL 2025, he has bowled the most dot balls in the tournament so far – 119. He has taken 14 wickets as well.