India, March 1 -- England allrounder Rehan Ahmed played his first T20 World Cup match against New Zealand in their last Super 8s encounter this past Friday, and boy, did he make a difference.

The English team was staring at a crushing defeat when Ahmed, youngest England Test cricketer to date, joined Will Jacks as a No.8 batsman. And lo and behold, he scored 19* off just seven balls with the help of two sixes to help his team pull off a famous heist.

Thanks to his partnership with Jacks, England finished top of Group 2 in the Super 8s. Now the 21-year-old has revealed what coach Brendon McCullum's message was for him as he prepared himself to walk in following the fall of the sixth wicket.

"Baz [Brendon McCullum] actually sent one of t...