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Vignesh Puthur made immediate impact on his IPL debut, taking three wickets during MI’s season opening match against CSK in Chennai.
MS Dhoni (right) smiles as he has a chat with Vignesh Puthur. (AP Photo)
Vignesh Puthur is living his dream.
The unheralded Kerala spinner made quite an impression on his IPL 2025 debut for Mumbai Indians that saw him pick up three wickets against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk on Sunday night. Vignesh, a left-arm wristspinner, took the wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda to bring MI back in the contest after CSK had recovered from an early blow in the chase of 156.
After CSK went on to comfortably win the contest, the legendary MS Dhoni, during the customary post-match handshakes, had a brief chat with Vignesh.
Since then, everyone in Kerala has been asking the same question to Vignesh’s father: What did Dhoni say to your son?
“Dhoni asked him how old is he and told Vignesh to keep doing the same things that have brought him to the IPL,” Vignesh’s friend Sreerag told The Indian Express.
