LSG vs GT 2023: Rashid Khan Hands Over Debut Cap To Noor Ahmed
LSG vs GT 2023: Rashid Khan Hands Over Debut Cap To Noor Ahmed. The double-Taker match is happening in IPL today. The first match is being played between Lucknow Supergiants and Gujarat Titans at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
Afghanistan cricketer Noor Ahmed has made his debut for Gujarat in this match. He was given the debut cap by the team’s vice-captain Rashid Khan.
Got a place in playing-11 for the first time:-
Noor Ahmed has got a place in the playing-11 for the first time. He played as an impact player in the last match.
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In today’s match, Noor Ahmed has been included in the team in place of Alzarri Joseph. Played between Gujarat and Rajasthan on 16 April.
In the match, Noor Ahmed took one wicket for 29 runs after bowling 2.2 overs as an effect. He dismissed Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson.
Rashid Gave his debut cap:-
The special thing is that Noor Ahmed comes from Afghanistan and he considers his team captain Rashid Khan as his idol.
In such a situation, today’s match has become special for him because it was Rashid Khan, the vice-captain of Gujarat, who gave him the debut cap. Please tell that in the mini auction, Gujarat Titans bought him for the base price of Rs 30 lakhs.
Noor has played Big Bash League:-
The special thing is that Noor Ahmed has also made his debut in Australia’s Big Bash League before IPL. He was selected for the Melbourne Renegades team.
He is the youngest player to play in the Big Bash League. He played a Big Bash League match only in 15 years and 350 days.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): 1. KL Rahul (c), 2. Kyle Mayers, 3. Deepak Hooda, 4. Marcus Stoinis, 5. Krunal Pandya, 6. Nicholas Pooran (wk), 7. Ayush Badoni, 8. Naveen-ul-Haq, 9. Amit Mishra, 10. Avesh Khan, 11. Ravi Bishnoi.
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Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): 1. Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Hardik Pandya (c), 4. Vijay Shankar, 5. Abhinav Manohar, 6. David Miller, 7. Rahul Tewatia, 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Mohammed Shami, 10. Noor Ahmed, 11. Mohit Sharma.