Massive setback for Mumbai Indians is star player injury excluded by IPL 2025, replacement announced
IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians will face Rajasthan Royals in Thursday’s match in Jaipur.
The Mumbai Indians suffered a major setback in their pursuit of a record-breaking sixth IPL title as star spinner Vignesh Puthur was excluded from the rest of the matches due to the skeletal pressure response of the two ships. The news is a blow to the team with four games left in the league stage. To fill the gap left by Vignesh, Punjabi Leg Spinner Raghu Sharma has promoted from support bowlers in Mumbai to the main team. Raghu has a stable cricket background, with Punjab and Pundicherry playing in 11 first class, nine A and three T20 matches. He has made impressive bowling figures throughout his career, including five free throws in five goals and ten free throws on three crickets.
Raghu recently performed well in the 2024-25 Punjab Vijay Hazare Trophy, which is worth noting as he scored 14 wickets in eight matches, with an impressive economic speed of 5.13. The 32-year-old cricketer from Jalandhar joined Mumbai from the registered player pool (Pool) for a base price of Rs 3 million.
Meanwhile, Vignesh’s IPL 2025 campaign had a promising start, with six wickets in five games, including a memorable debut against the Chennai Super Kings, who grabbed three wickets. Despite the injury, Venish will remain on the team, focusing on rehabilitation and rehabilitation in Mumbai’s medical, strength and conditioning teams.
The Mumbai Indians showed resilience in the game, bounced from a slow starting point and won five straight games after winning just one victory in the first five games. They will face the Rajasthan Royals in a match in Jaipur on Thursday.
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