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For Mumbai Indians, chinaman bowler Vignesh Puthur has been a breath of fresh air. The 23-year-old took a three wicket haul against Chennai Super Kings. He scalped Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda to grab every IPL fan's attention. However, against Gujarat Titans, he was not even picked as a substitute. Mumbai Indians opted to bowl and did not use Puthur. The internet was intrigued about the choice.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) pacer Kuldeep Sen believes skipper Shreyas Iyer's composed leadership style makes him a strong captaincy contender for the future of the Indian team. Praising Iyer's approach, Sen highlighted his ability to stay calm under pressure and empower his bowlers with strategic freedom - qualities that played a key role in KKR's title-winning campaign last season and now in his leadership at Punjab Kings. With the ongoing IPL, there has been plenty of discussion around leadership prospects for Indian cricket. Sen weighs in on the topic, particularly about Iyer. "Shreyas played an important role in stabilising the innings in the middle order. It's not easy to bat in that phase, but he managed to score crucial runs. His ability to anchor and accelerate is a big asset for the team."
Mahela Jayawardene was delighted with Vignesh Puthur's instant success but the Mumbai Indians head coach said the left-arm wrist spinner need to keep his feet on the ground and “start from ball one again” in the next IPL match against Gujarat Titans here on Saturday. Vignesh (3/32) scalped three wickets against Chennai Super Kings in his Indian Premier League debut a few days ago to hog the limelight. So, what made Mumbai to blood a little-known young bowler in the pressure match against Chennai?
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday spoke on his rollercoaster run as captain from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 win to the ICC Champions Trophy win, which saw the team excel in white-ball cricket but suffer heavily in Test cricket, calling it a "perfect example of how life is." Rohit was speaking in a video titled 'Charcha with Rohit Sharma' posted by Mumbai Indians (MI) on their X handle ahead of Saturday's clash against the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad.
MS Dhoni came out to bat at the astonishingly low batting position of No. 9 as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 50 runs in IPL 2025 on Friday. Chasing 196, CSK looked down and out, but their talisman Dhoni walked in after seven wickets had fallen, with the target almost out of reach. Former India cricketer and cricket expert Manoj Tiwary slammed the decision to have Dhoni bat at No. 9, and even stated that CSK support staff fear telling Dhoni to bat higher up the order.
Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians LIVE Updates: Gujarat Titans (GT) host Mumbai Indians (MI) in Match 9 of IPL 2025 at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Both teams come into this fixtures after suffering defeats in their respective tournament openers.
Chennai Super Kings and India legend MS Dhoni has come under scrunity for coming in too late to bat during the IPL 2025 game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday night. Chasing a big target of 197 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Dhoni came in to bat at the number 9 position, even after Ravichandran Ashwin. Though he played a fiery cameo -- 30 not out off 16 -- it could help CSK's cause as the side suffered a huge 50-run loss at the hands of RCB. This also happened to be CSK first loss to the side at Chepauk since IPL 2008.
Indian Test legend Cheteshwar Pujara believes that Chennai Super Kings is "one franchise" that has always prepared tracks at the Chepauk as per its strengths and hence finds it difficult to digest head coach Stephen Fleming's comment of "not having any home advantage". CSK suffered their heaviest home defeat while chasing, losing by 50 runs to Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Pujara, who was with the franchise for a season in 2021, also indicated that CSK middle-order comprising Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran and Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have to shoulder more responsibility.