In the Indian Premier League 2025 Mega Auction, IPL's most successful team Chennai Super Kings has included a young left-arm leg spinner from Afghanistan in their squad by spending a lot of money. Chennai Super Kings have placed a lot of bids behind him.

Noor Ahmed's story:

Noor Ahmed is a young star from Afghanistan who has made her mark following Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. He made his first class debut at the age of 14 and made his BBL debut at the age of just 15.

After this, he also played matches in Pakistan Super League and during the same time he took 10 wickets in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup. After this, he made his T20 debut against Zimbabwe and won the title of Man of the Match in that match.

After this, he made his debut in ODI in November 2022, while he was also a part of the squad for the 2023 World Cup and was also kept in the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup. In his very first season of IPL, he took 16 wickets while playing for Gujarat Titans and played an important role in Gujarat winning the title.

There was a bidding war between CSK and Mumbai Indians

The mega auction of IPL 2025 saw a bidding war between the two most successful teams in IPL history, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings had included this player in their squad for Rs 5 crore but Gujarat had used the RTM card. After this, Chennai Super Kings increased his price to Rs 10 crore, after which Noor Ahmed became a part of their squad.