He took four wickets from two matches for Essex in County Championship.
India pacer Khaleel Ahmed has cut short his stint with English County side Essex after having played just two matches for the team in the 2025 County Championship season.
Khaleel was supposed to play six County Championship matches and 10 One Day Cup matches for Essex over a two-month stint, but he now has withdrawn due to personal reasons.
WI
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AUS
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NOT
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SOM
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TWI
77/10
BAN
212/6
Banstead beat Twickenham by 135 runs
ESM
133/5
BAN
134/0
Banstead won by 10 wickets
TWI
83/3
SPE
80/10
Twickenham beat Spencer by 7 wickets
SPE
111/7
ESM
113/2
East Molesey beat Spencer by 8 wickets
TWI
92/3
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WEY
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ESM
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BAN
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ESM
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WEY
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SPE
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SPE
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BAN
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WEY
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BAN
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GTC
50/2
BCC
51/4
Bud Cricket Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 6 wickets
91YC
140/8
NAJC
137/7
91 Yards Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 3 runs
Match delayed due to rain
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PCR
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BCC
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SUL
81/10
MXC
97/1
SWCL
93/5
Maxx Cricket Club beat Sky Warriors Cricket Club by 9 wickets
MKP
108/6
FRC
75/10
MR KB Putrajaya Won by 33 runs
MXC
89/1
MKP
83/10
Maxx Cricket Club Won by 9 wickets
BAD
183/7
BDS
182/6
Band-e-Amir Dragons Won by 3 wickets
SGT
191/6
MAK
141/9
Speen Ghar Tigers won by 50 runs
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MAK
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IRE-W
182/6
ZIM-W
178/10
Ireland Women won by 4 wickets
“Essex Cricket can confirm that Khaleel Ahmed has made the decision to return home for personal reasons and will be ending his time with the Club,” Essex Cricket said in a statement. “While we are disappointed to see him leave, we fully support Khaleel’s decision and are grateful for the contributions he made during his time with us,” the county side added in their statement.
The 27-year-old ended up taking four wickets from the two games he played for Essex, which were against Yorkshire and Sussex. In the match against Sussex, Khaleel registered figures of 2/46 and 1/64 and that came on a match-winning occasion.
Prior to his County stint with Essex, the Rajasthan speedster had taken four wickets for India A during the first innings of the second unofficial Test against England Lions in Northampton in June.
That series was a preparation for the ongoing Test series between England and India, wherein the hosts are leading 2-1 after four Tests. However, he wasn’t picked in the India squad for the England Tests.
Khaleel has so far played 11 ODIs and 18 T20Is for India since making his international debut in 2018. He has taken 15 wickets at an average of 31 in ODIs, whereas having taken 16 wickets at an average of 35.12.
Khaleel is yet to make his India debut in Tests. The left-arm pacer has played 22 first-class matches and has taken 60 wickets at an average of 30.13.
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