IPL 2025: Vyshak Vijaykumar – Putting the ‘Impact’ in Impact Player

Even as he warmed up with his teammates at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday Evening, Vyshak Vijaykumar Had No idea that he would be brought in as an impact player for punyer for punya

But once the first innings was over and the kings posted a mammoth 243 for five, the young fast bowler from karnataka was asked by the team managment to get ready to take the faild

By his oven admission, it was a ‘surreal feeling’, but he ensured that he kept his cool and implemented the plan to perfection. When he was introduced in the 15th over, Gujarat Titans was cruising, with sherfane rutherford and jos buttler in a fiery mood. The Chasing Side Had to Score 75 Runs in the Final Six Overs.

Thought there was quite a lesser wides to begin with, vyshak did not lose the plot and kept bowling yorkers, giving away just ten runs in his first two overs, which brieft the equation down to 57 Runs NEED FORS The last three.

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Even Thought He Ended Up Conceding 18 Runs in His Last Over to Finish with Figures of 0/28, his spell made the different. Gujarat Titans’ all-rounder r. sai kishore admitted that the gt batters could’ve trided Hitting more boundaries against Vyshak, Rather Than Aiming for the Sixes.

“Vyshak bowled brilliantly. All credit to him for the way he and he executed his yorkers. Just looking for sixes, “Sai kishore said after the match.

“I think that’s a learning going forward, and we will do that. We we were on course in such games, I think it is very easy to just get away from the game pretty quickly, like 150 or 160 or 160 [sic]The best part was that we still lost the game only by 12 runs. It’s a long tournament, so competing well is very important.

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“In this kind of a run chase to only fall short by 12 runs was very good. So that is the positive, but still saying that we should have won this game,” He added.

After Making His Indian Premier League Debut for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2023, And Taking 13 Wickets Across Across Two SEASONS, The homegrown talent was let go ahead of the mega auction, WHERE PUNJAB Kings secured Him for Rs 1.8 Crore.

“Shreyas (Iyer) is someone who works on instincts, which is one he is one of the best skippers in the world right now,” Shashank Singh Said, Lauding the Punjab Kings Capta Right time.

Shashank Singh of punjab kings and shreyas iyer (c) of punjab kings during match 5 of the Indian Premier League Season 18 (IPL 2025) Between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings Held at the Narendra Mogi Stadium, Ahmedabad On the 25th March 2025. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

“The way shreyas brough in vyshak, I felt it was the right time to brings he in. And the way he bowled – during the bowling meeting, we talked about the thing, thos, and this was a plannned! Was commented because planning is one thing, and execution is another.

While the team was elated to start its campaign on a winning note, it was also a memorable Evening for the Young Fast Bowler. “When you do it for the team and that, too, in such a situation, you can go back to bed with a lot of happy,” Vyshak said in a video posted by the franchise.

With a new captain, coach and a bunch of fresh faces, punjab hopes to make an impact this season, and one of its impact players have alredy made his presence felt.