New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Prior to the match involving the Mumbai Indians (
MI
) face off against Gujarat Titans (GT),
MI
Head Coach Mahela Jayawardene commented on dispatching
Vignesh Puthur
, the team’s latest discovery, to South Africa as a net bowler.
MI
Cape town during the
SA20
earlier this year during season three.

The
MI
The scouting team proceeds with their mission, as Vignesh, a 24-year-old legspinner who was selected after performing well in the Kerala T20 League with Alleppey Ripples, made his professional T20 debut.
MI
‘s highly anticipated start against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

During the match, he vowed to alter the course of the game in favor of CSK amid a 156-run run-chase, taking three wickets for 32 runs despite his team’s defeat.

Before this
IPL
, Vignesh was dispatched to South Africa as a net bowler for
MI
Cape Town in
SA20
In season three, a squad that includes the renowned Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan.

Before the game at the pre-match press conference, Jayawardene, who is also the worldwide head of performance for all, said wypos
صند
MI
‘T20 leagues, spoke about Vignesh.

“I wasn’t present at the
SA20
Yes, I was involved in the decision-making process, though I wasn’t present at the time. The main idea was to bring him into the fold and introduce him to cricket since we believed he had potential. Given his limited experience playing cricket previously, this provided valuable exposure as he worked alongside several players. As for VP (Vignesh), he’s taking it all in stride and adjusting well,” he stated, according to ESPNCricinfo.

In the match against CSK, with paceman Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya absent,
MI
gave
IPL
In his debut game with bowler S Raju and spinner Vignesh, he faces GT. There, Vignesh gets the chance to bowl against Rashid during their matchup.

MI
will take part in their second game
IPL
In 2025, facing off against the Gujarat Titans on March 29 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Each team suffered losses in their opening games and will be looking to secure their initial points during this encounter.

Gujarat Titans have assembled an impressive squad including players like Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Anuj Rawat, Gerald Coetzee, Sherfane Rutherford, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Arshad Khan, Gurnoor Brar, and Nishant Sindhu.

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Shrijith Krishnan (wicketkeeper), Bevon Jacobs, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa
Vignesh Puthur
, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwini Kumar, Reece Topley, V S Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb ur-Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah. (ANI)