Chennai Super Kings won their opening match against Mumbai Indians on Sunday due to the brilliant performance of Noor Ahmad and Rabin Ravindra. Still, apart from these two players, Vignesh Puthur of Mumbai Indians came in the headlines.
Vignesh Puthur, who came as an impact player in the second innings instead of Rohit Sharma, got a chance to debut in IPL. And he used this opportunity and made his IPL debut memorable.
1- Who is Vignesh Puthur? 24 years old Vignesh Puthur hails from Malappuram, Kerala. His father Sunil Kumar is a rickshaw driver. He also plays wrestling along with cricket. He is a left hand left spinner and comes from a middle class family.
2- Wickets taken in debut match Vignesh Puthur took a total of 3 wickets in his debut match against Chennai Super Kings. He gave away 32 runs in his 4 overs. He took the wickets of CSK captain Rituraj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey and later his 3 wickets in the form of Deepak Hooda. Captain Surya Kumar Yadav stopped his over after 3 overs. This proved to be a big mistake because he had given Mumbai Indians a comeback by taking 3 wickets in 3 overs. CSK won this match by 4 wickets. The team achieved the target of 156 runs in 1 ball of 20 overs.
3- How did he debut in IPL
Left hand spinner Vignesh Puthur started playing cricket at the age of 11. He played for the Alleppey Indians team in the first season of the Kerala Cricket League. Puthur took only 3 wickets in that tournament. But the focus of the Mumbai Indians square fell on him, who invited him for trial.
Vignesh Puthur has not yet played domestic cricket for the Kerala team. However, before this he has secured his IPL reference. Mumbai Indians bought him for 30 lakh rupees in the IPL auction