Ben Gardner sees the County Championship through two brothers
There’s similarity in the approaches. Both Rehan and Farhan Ahmed hold the ball in their right hands, and each properly runs in, unusually for two spinners – there are no Warne-esque walk-ups here.
It’s evidence of youthful energy, and also of boys thrust into a man’s game, needing to impart every extra ounce of zip and fizz. But from there the paths diverge
The two turn it opposite ways, Rehan ripping it with his wrist, Farhan his fingers. English cricket barely has room for one leg-spinner, let alone two.
“If we want to play f...
