Afghanistan National Cricket Team spinner Noor Ahmad will miss the entire Caribbean Premier League 2026 (CPL 2026) as the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) revokes his No Objection Certificate (NOC). It is understood that due to visa-related issues, Noor Ahmad was not able to visit the West Indies for the franchise league, and as the cricket board has revoked the NOC, the spinner is no longer eligible to take part in the tournament.
Noor Ahmad was about to play for the St Lucia Kings. The franchise also confirmed the exclusion of Ahmad from the CPL 2026 season. The omission of the spinner can be a blessing in disguise for the St Lucia Kings, as they have already signed the explosive New Zealand opener Tim Seifert as the replacement for Noor Ahmad.
In place of the left-arm wristspinner, the CPL franchise has confirmed Tim Seifert as the top-order keeper-batter for the remainder of the season.
"Noor will no longer be available to represent the Saint Lucia Kings for the remainder of the tournament. The franchise is disappointed that Noor will be unable to join the team and wishes him all the best," St Lucia Kings said in a statement.
"In the meantime, the St Lucia Kings look forward to welcoming Tim Seifert, who is currently on his way to Saint Lucia to join the squad," the statement further reads.
Tim Seifert played a blistering knock in The Hundred 2026 Final for the Manchester Super Giants
Tim Seifert will definitely bolster the batting strength of the team with his recent form. The New Zealand batter was the main man in the Final of the recently concluded The Hundred Men's 2026 tournament. He played a match-defining 72-run innings against the Trent Rockets to confirm the title for the Manchester Super Giants.
Seifert featured for the St Lucia Kings in the previous two seasons of the Caribbean Premier League. In the 2024 season, the top-order batter scored 257 runs in 12 matches and 12 innings, and in the following season, he smashed 396 runs in 10 innings with a strike rate of 169.23 and a batting average of 44.00.
Noor Ahmad was the best bowler in the 2024 CPL campaign
Noor Ahmad was also pretty amazing when he last featured in CPL with the Kings. During the 2024 season, the young spinner took 22 wickets in 12 games and emerged as the most successful bowler in the competition, accompanied by an economy rate of 6.19. With the spin wizard by their side, Saint Lucia Kings won the 2024 Caribbean Premier League title.
Currently, the Kings are ranked third in the seven-team points table with 2 wins and 2 defeats. In all four matches, both batting and bowling did not look promising for the team. In the previous match, Amazon Warriors defeated the Kings by 7-wickets and 11 balls to spare. St Lucia Kings will wish to rejoin with Tim Seifert as soon as possible to rejuvenate their form, at least in terms of batting.
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