IPL 2025: How Vignesh Puthur Earned An Unexpected Call-up to Mumbai Indians

The Recent Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Jeddah was disappointing for kerala. Of the 16 players who are registered for the auction, only two ware brough by the IPL teams.

While The Experienced Sachin Baby Was Picked Up by Sunrisers Hyderabad, it was the unheameded Vignesh Puthur Who Grabbed Eyeballs when Mumbai Indians BROUN HIM ON Board for RS. 30 Lakhs in the Accelerated Round of the auction.

The 23-year-old left-Arm Wrist Spinner from Malappuram Had the Least Credit Credentials Among the Kerala Cricketers registered. He Had Never represented Kerala at the Senior Level Thought He Had Played for the State in the under-14 and Under-19 Categories.

Despite His Unremarkable Stint with Alleppey Ripples in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL), He somehow Caught the Eye of the Talent Scout for Mumbai Indians and was summoned for trials in Mumbai. In the kcl, vignesh only picked up two wickets from his three matches.

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A nervous vignesh bowled to the likes of Hardik pandya at the nets and got only one over in the first trials. But he was able to impress the mi coaching staff, especially Head Coach Mahela Jayawarene.

“Mahela sir knew i was nervous so he came up to me and advised me to take it Easy which made me more confidence. Before the Accelerated Round and was prepaering to go to sleep when my friend called to inform me that mi had brought me.

“I didn’T believe he aS I thought he was trying to fool me. Vignesh, who idolies kuldeep yadav.

In his early days as a cricketer, vignesh bowled medium pace and spin before he was asked to try leg spin by locked by locked by locked by mohammed sherif. He didn’t know what chinaman was, thought he kept working on his bowling. Then He Moved to Thrissur to Further His Cricket Career and Was One of the Leading Bowlers in the Kerala College Premier T20 League for St. Thomas college. His consistent performance for his jolly rovers click Club Earned Him a Place in the AllePpey Ripples Squad for the KCL which which is Ultimately changed his career.