{"id":11879,"date":"2026-04-15T05:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11879"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:59:48","slug":"130273529-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11879","title":{"rendered":"How a &#8216;long chat&#8217; with MS Dhoni helped Noor Ahmad dismantle KKR, CSK coach reveals | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130273730,imgsize-44450,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mnb-15.jpg\" alt=\"How a 'long chat' with MS Dhoni helped Noor Ahmad dismantle KKR, CSK coach reveals\" title=\"Noor Ahmad, MS Dhoni\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chennai Super Kings assistant bowling coach Sridharan Sriram revealed that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/noor-ahmad\/71411\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Noor Ahmad<\/a> benefited from a detailed discussion with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ms-dhoni\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">MS Dhoni<\/a> during a net session, where he was advised to work on his leg-breaks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Noor delivered a match-winning performance with figures of 3\/21 in four overs as Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2026 match on Tuesday. He played a key role in breaking the middle order as Kolkata lost control of the chase.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>After the match, Sriram spoke about the adjustments Noor made and the role <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/dhoni\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Dhoni<\/a> played in his preparation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;It was good. The wicket helped today. There was a little bit of turn for him. <!-- -->The other wickets are quite flat, but today it was a little slower through the air. There was more side spin on the ball and more drop,&#8221; Sriram said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;That is something he has been working on. Even MS had a long chat with him in one of the practice sessions, especially about getting his leg-break going. I think it was very helpful today, and the results were there to see,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Sriram stressed on the importance of getting deviation off the pitch for spinners.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>&#8220;I think to be able to get some deviation off the surface is very important. I think that is what he&#8217;s been working on. Everybody accepts there are going to be days when the wickets are going to be very flat.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>&#8220;But still looking to be aggressive, putting revs on the ball and getting the ball to spin will definitely help him a lot, and that&#8217;s where you can induce mistakes. Because once you start to get defensive, then the batters are going to get on top of you,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Noor has taken four wickets in five matches this season, with three of them coming in this game. According to the coaching staff, the nature of the pitches earlier in the tournament also played a role in his limited returns.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Chasing 193, Kolkata were 79\/3 in the 10th over before Noor struck in the 11th over. He dismissed Ajinkya Rahane and Cameron Green on consecutive deliveries to reduce them to 85\/5.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Rovman Powell, who hit an unbeaten 31, and Ramandeep Singh (35) attempted to revive the chase but could never keep up with the asking rate. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/how-a-long-chat-with-ms-dhoni-helped-noor-ahmad-dismantle-kkr-csk-coach-reveals-ipl\/articleshow\/130273529.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai Super Kings assistant bowling coach Sridharan Sriram revealed that Noor Ahmad benefited from a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10811,2337,28900,28630],"class_list":["post-11879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dhoni","tag-ms-dhoni","tag-noor","tag-noor-ahmad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}