Ahmed targets all-round consistency before Ashes ICC World Test Championship
Despite his 22 wickets from five outings, Ahmed didn't find a place in the England Test squad on a regular basis. He was missing from the recently concluded home series against India, despite an injury to first-choice spinner Shoaib Bashir.
But Ahmed has boosted his credentials ahead of the all-important Ashes Down Under. He found immense success in the domestic season for Leicestershire scoring 760 runs in 10 matches that included five centuries to go with his 23 wickets, making a good case for himself as an all-round spin bowling prospect.
'I still feel like I'm a bowler who bowls and a batter who can bat,' Ahmed stated in an interview with Telegraph Sport.
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