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How MS Dhoni and Sridharan Sriram fixed Noor Ahmad’s broken wrist-spin — and why CSK need it to hold

The Indian Express·Venkata Krishna B·23 days ago
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Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Suryakumar Yadav (c) of Mumbai Indians during match 3 of the Indian Premier League season 18 (IPL 2025) between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on the 23rd March 2025. (Sportzpics) When Noor Ahmad runs in to bowl during CSK’s net sessions at Chepauk, MS Dhoni steps out of the dressing room. He walks to the back of the nets, stands there, watches. A word here and there — the same quiet presence he maintains in the middle of matches, standing up to the stumps, making small adjustments with his hands. For Noor, it has been a constant these past weeks. It has also been necessary. Noor arrived in Chennai not in the best of form. He had gone nearly three months without a wicket. The problem had a name — the same problem that had surfaced in 2021, when an arm injury forced him to rely excessively on his googly because bowling leg-breaks caused pain.…

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