Noor Ahmad

Some Lesser Known Facts About Noor Ahmad

• Noor Ahmad was 4-5 years old when he started playing tape-ball cricket with his friends.

  

• He was good in his studies and was a school topper in grade 10. Hence, his father didn’t want him to pursue a cricket career. Even his school teachers requested his father to ask him to focus on his studies. But his brother, Noor, convinced his father to allow him.

  

• Around that time, Rashid Khan made his debut for Afghanistan. Noor was impressed and decided to become like him.

  

• One of his bowling strengths is his speed, which is around 115-120 kph, in the range of a medium pacer.

• In 2019, he started playing in the Shpageeza Cricket League.

  

• He was only 15 when he played in the 2020-2021 Big Bash League.

• At the age of 14 years and 344 days, he registered his name for the 2020 IPL auction but went unsold.

• In the 2021 IPL, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) signed him up as a net bowler.

• In the 2022 IPL auction, Gujarat Titans acquired him for his base price of Rs 30 lakhs.

• He took 2 wickets for 17 runs in the 2023 IPL final which GT won.

  

• Noor Ahmad played 4 matches in the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India and took 5 wickets at an average of 36.40 and a strike rate of 4.79. His best bowling figures were 3 wickets for 49 runs against Pakistan on his World Cup debut.

  

• He was the youngest player (at the age of 18 years 9 months 20 days) in that edition of the ODI World Cup.

• In February 2024, he was banned by the UAE’s ILT20 for 12 months as he did not sign a retention notice with Sharjah Warriors.

• He played in the 2024 T20 World Cup held in the USA and West Indies and took 1 wicket in 7 matches.

  

• He won his debut season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) in 2024 as a player of the St. Lucia Kings.

  

• In the 2025 IPL auction, CSK acquired him for Rs 10 crore against his base price of Rs 2 crore.