Ahmed al Ahmed's "bravery and calmness" have been praised by former England captain Michael Vaughan, who also shared how he survived Sunday's terror assault at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

Two attackers, a father and son, opened fire during a Jewish holiday celebration on Bondi Beach, killing at least fifteen people.

The 50-year-old elder gunman passed away at the scene, while his 24-year-old son is critically ill in the hospital. Due to his bravery during the assault, Ahmed al Ahmed, a fruit vendor at Bondi Beach, has become an instant celebrity in Australia.

Former England batter Vaughan revealed on Sunday that he was at a nearby restaurant during the attack, but survived the attack by staying locked in the building.

“Being locked in a restaurant in Bondi was scary ... Now home safe ... but thanks so much to the emergency services and the guy who confronted the terrorist ... thoughts with all who have been affected,” he tweeted.  

When discussing the attack with Piers Morgan, Vaughan commended Ahmed al Ahmed for his bravery, saying that most of us would not have been able to.

“You just know how people are going to react. Anyone is going to run away from the situation. That’s probably how most people would react to make sure they are fine. But the thing is that he ran, jumped on the back of someone who had a gun, managed to wrestle it off him, and then he didn’t shoot him. He had the gun, then he just put it down and got shot himself. I can’t even for my life think what I would do in that situation, but I don’t think I would have done that,” Vaughan told Piers Morgan.

Vaughan added that while most would run away to save their lives, Ahmed al Ahmed decided to risk his life and save others.

Ahmed al Ahmed tackled and disarmed one of the gunmen without fearing for his life. He is currently receiving treatment in a hospital after being struck by two gunshots during the procedure, but he was instrumental in saving other lives.

“You just think for yourself; we would probably hide in a car or run away. To think that in that moment, he reacted in that way with a huge amount of bravery and calmness to deal with that… He looks like a big fella; he managed to wrestle the gun off, but the fact that he didn’t shoot and he was calm himself showed what an incredible human being he must be. Hope he is absolutely fine. I have no idea how many lives he saved, but he saved plenty,” Vaughan added.

Vaughan said he first felt it was a shark attack in the Bondi Beach incident before realizing that it was a terror attack.

“I presumed it was a shark attack … I didn’t expect what I found out a few minutes later. A security guard outside the pub told us there was someone with a gun and people were being held hostage. We all got told to get inside the restaurant, and news filtered in that there had been an attack on the beach, but we didn’t know what that meant at that time.

After it was clear it was a terrorist attack, they locked the door and told us to stay. For a period, we didn’t know what was going on, and we were locked inside this restaurant,” Vaughan stated.