Vignesh Puthur Ruled Out Of IPL 2025 Due To Injury; MI Names Replacement

Vignesh Puthur, the young Mumbai Indians (MI) left-arm wrist spinner, has been ruled out of the IPL 2025 due to injury. This huge setback came for the MI side ahead of their game against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur on May 1.

Before his campaign was cut short by an unlucky injury, Vignesh Puthur had begun to establish himself. In their season opener against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he made his debut for Mumbai and claimed three wickets. With a strike rate of 12 and an average of 18.16, Puthur claimed six wickets in five games.

Raghu Sharma named Vignesh Puthur's replacement by MI for the rest of IPL 2025

On Thursday, May 1, the Mumbai Indians replaced the injured Puthur with leg-spinner Raghu Sharma for the remaining games.

Leg-spinner Raghu Sharma has joined the Mumbai Indians to replace the injured Vignesh Puthur. Sharma, who has not yet made his IPL debut, was purchased from the RAPP list for ₹30 lakhs at his basic price.

The Mumbai Indians have signed 31-year-old leg-spinner Raghu Sharma for his first IPL season. Sharma is from Jalandhar. Sharma has played domestic cricket for both Punjab and Puducherry. In 11 first-class games, he has claimed 57 wickets at an average of 19.59, including a best of 7/56.

"Mumbai Indians (MI) have signed leg-spinner Raghu Sharma as a replacement for Vignesh Puthur, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 due to injury. This marks Sharma’s maiden stint in the IPL. He joins MI at his base price of INR 30 lakhs from the RAPP list," the IPL statement read.

🚨 News 🚨@mipaltan sign Raghu Sharma as a replacement for the injured Vignesh Puthur #TATAIPL | Details 🔽

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 1, 2025

MI to face RR in Jaipur after making a stupendous comeback with 5 straight wins in IPL 2025

After a dismal start to the IPL 2025, the Mumbai Indians have pulled off an incredible turnaround, winning five straight games. They only managed one win out of their opening five contests. With 12 points, MI is ranked third in the points table. The team's next match is against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Jaipur on Thursday, May 1.

However, Mumbai has failed to win at Sawai Mansingh Stadium since 2012. Given their history, MI will be optimistic. They have won the IPL championship four out of five times when they have won five straight games in a season.

Updated MI squad for IPL 2025:

Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Mitchell Santner, Ashwani Kumar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Krishnan Shrijith, Raghu Sharma

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