IPL 2025: CSK bowling coach Eric Simons lauds ‘tough-to-read’ Noor Ahmad after tight spell towards LSG

Noor Ahmad bowls through the 2025 IPL match between Lucknow Tremendous Giants and Chennai Tremendous Kings at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 14, 2025, in Lucknow
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Praising Noor Ahmad for his thrifty spell (4-0-13-0) in Chennai Tremendous Kings’ five-wicket win over Lucknow Tremendous Giants on Monday, CSK bowling advisor Eric Simons added that the spinner’s “improbable asset” is that he’s powerful to learn.

“Once you’ve gone for less than 13 in 4 overs, in a sport like this, that units up a win in some ways. So, actually, from a bowling coach perspective, you recognise the truth that it’s not at all times wickets that you just take, however it’s the wickets that you just earn on your staff.

“What I noticed at present was him bowling much more precisely. He bowled somewhat slower, which usually exhibits good confidence. However I’ve caught a variety of balls to a variety of spinners through the years in my position as a bowling coach, and he’s one I can’t learn. He’s powerful to learn. And that’s clearly a improbable asset to have,” he mentioned on the post-match press convention.

Shaik Rasheed ‘thrilling’

Talking in regards to the 20-year-old debutant Shaik Rasheed, he mentioned: “I believe he was prepared a few yr in the past. Lots of guys speak about how he reminds them of a younger Rutu (Ruturaj Gaikwad) in simply the best way he performs and his shot-making. Simply his potential to hit the ball cleanly and play his sport is thrilling.

“Now we have a cap-handing-over ceremony and the applause that he obtained was a testomony to the recognition of the younger man. He clearly hasn’t performed for a couple of years, however he’s by no means stopped working, smiling and being a constructive man within the room.”