The left-arm wrist-spinner showed his class and picked up three big wickets in the middle overs. At one point, Chennai seemed to be running away with the match. But, Vignesh Puthur brought Mumbai back into the game with his performance.
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"Rohit, Surya, Tilak, all these guys batted against him (in the nets). It wasn’t easy to pick him. We felt that we had the confidence of pushing him in this game. And it turned out to be excellent. It was a good decision," Mhambrey was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.
How is Vignesh Puthur different from others?
When asked about the difference between other bowlers and Vignesh Puthur, Mhambrey labelled his unique ability as a left-arm wrist-spinner. The former India bowling coach recalled how the franchise saw the potential in Puthur and decided to give him a chance despite not having much experience behind him.
Puthur is yet to play a match for his state team Kerala in any of the formats but was still trusted by Mumbai Indians to have a go in a big IPL game. MI's high-class recruitment system came to the fore once again as it helped them in identifying such a unique talent.
Great night for Vignesh Puthur
But Puthur had other ideas. He picked up the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad in his first over and then struck again in his second over with the big wicket of Shivam Dube. The youngster didn't stop here and also snapped up the wicket of another seasoned batter Deepak Hooda in his next over.
He bowled his last over in the 18th over of the game and the over went for 15 runs. Puthur finished with impressive figures of 3-32 in four overs. While MI lost the game, they unleashed another exciting talent from their robust talent recruitment system.
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