Leicestershire's Ahmed Joins Delhi Capitals In Ipl

England and Leicestershire leg-spinning all-rounder Rehan Ahmed is joining Delhi Capitals for nan remainder of this year's Indian Premier League campaign.

The 21-year-old, who has played 27 internationals for England crossed each formats, will time off instantly for his first sensation of nan IPL and will beryllium distant until astatine slightest nan extremity of nan group stages of nan title connected 24 May.

Delhi are presently fifth successful nan standings, having won 3 and mislaid 3 of their six games truthful far.

Ahmed, who will gain £60,000, will miss nan Foxes' adjacent 4 County Championship matches and astatine slightest their first 2 group games successful nan T20 Blast.

"We're perfectly delighted for Rehan and incredibly proud arsenic a nine to spot him gain this opportunity," Leicestershire head of cricket Claude Henderson said.

"It's a existent testament to nan difficult activity of everyone wrong our academy and pathway system, and precisely what we strive for.

"We're excited to watch him spell and definitive himself, and we'll beryllium correct down him each measurement of nan measurement earlier welcoming him backmost to Leicester."

Ahmed has taken six wickets and scored 56 runs crossed nan Foxes' first 2 red-ball matches this play connected nan club's return to nan first section of nan County Championship.