Playing alongside MS Dhoni was real highlight: Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Afghanistan's rising spinner Noor Ahmad classified playing alongside 'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni astatine Chennai Super Kings successful the Indian Premier League arsenic the 'real highlight' of his career.

During past year's mega auction, the five-time champions shelled retired Rs 10 crore to bring Noor to Chepauk. He made an instant interaction and dazzled with a sizzling three-wicket haul and was crowned the Player of the Match successful CSK's resounding 83-run victory.

He capped disconnected the play arsenic the second-highest wicket-taker with 24 scalps from 14 innings down India's Prasidh Krishna, who topped the illustration with 25 wickets successful 15 appearances. Despite enjoying a play filled with idiosyncratic milestones, playing alongside Dhoni is what matters for the 20-year-old Afghan shot tweaker.

'Getting Man of the Match successful my archetypal crippled was special, but playing alongside MS Dhoni was the existent highlight. Of course. He keeps things precise elemental for everyone. You don't person to deliberation excessively much. He conscionable says, 'Assess the situation, bash what is needed.' He had implicit spot successful what I wanted to do. No pressure. We conscionable had to instrumentality to our strengths,' Noor told ESPNcricinfo.

Noor precocious featured successful Afghanistan's tally to the Tri Series last against Afghanistan and Pakistan. He helped his broadside tempest into the last by scalping 5 wickets from 3 appearances astatine 12.00. He bagged a brace successful the trophy-deciding clash against Pakistan, but it wasn't capable to guarantee his broadside ended up connected the winning side.

Despite the heartbreak successful the final, Afghanistan continues to emergence successful the rankings. The eventual imagination for him remains to assistance the rubric for his country, and helium could execute it successful the Asia Cup, which volition footwear disconnected connected Tuesday.

'We were successful the T20 World Cup semi-final past year. This year, we should beryllium successful the Asia Cup final. That's the mindset. Winning a trophy for the state - World Cup, Champions Trophy, immoderate satellite tournament. It's thing that I'll remember,' helium added.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Allah Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Farid Malik, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi. (ANI)