IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians Ropes In Raghu Sharma As Substitute For Injured Vignesh Puthur

This marks Raghu’s maiden stint within the IPL. He joins MI on the base value of Rs 30 lakh from the RAPP listing.

Raghu, born on March 11, 1993, in Jalandhar, Punjab, is a right-arm leg-break bowler. He has represented Punjab and Puducherry in home cricket. In 11 first-class matches, he has taken 57 wickets at a median of 19.59, with greatest bowling figures of seven/56.

In Record A cricket, he has claimed 14 wickets in 9 matches, with greatest figures of 4/37. He has additionally featured in 3 T20 matches, selecting up 3 wickets.

Vignesh performed 5 video games for the Mumbai Indians, selecting up six wickets, and had a debut to recollect with three wickets in opposition to CSK. A right-handed batter and a left-arm wrist spinner was one of many younger gems that MI have unearthed over time, becoming a member of the likes of Saurabh Tiwary, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Tilak Varma amongst others.

Vignesh made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians even earlier than enjoying senior consultant cricket for his state. Plucked out of the Kerala T20 league, the place he performed for Alleppey Ripples, he made a profitable step-up to the IPL, dismissing Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, and Deepak Hooda on debut in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings, ending with the figures of 3-32 in his four-over spell.

He then registered the figures of 1-21, 1-31, 1-10, and 0-15 within the subsequent 4 video games he performed earlier than getting dominated out of the event resulting from harm.

Earlier than his IPL stint, Vignesh served as a web bowler for MI Cape City and had the chance to coach with Rashid Khan, one of many best wrist-spinners in T20 cricket.

Mumbai Indians, who had a shaky begin to the season, at the moment are comfortably positioned within the prime three within the standings after registering 5 wins on the trot.