IPL 2025: Ashwini Kumar has made a great debut in the IPL, she created history by taking 4 wickets in her debut match. In this match against KKR, he took a big wicket on his first ball as Ajinkya Rahane. He was voted the best player of the match for this historic performance. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya praised him fiercely.

Hardik Pandya expressed happiness over the victory and said that the way we did well as a group and won it is satisfactory. Everyone contributed to the victory, nothing can be more happy than this. Choosing a player is always a challenge. Our team is organized with the players that we are supporting and the players we have.

Ashwini Kumar was chosen by Mi Scout

Hardik Pandya said after the match, “We thought that Ashwini Kumar (on this pitch) can do the way he is bowling. It is all scouts work, they chose it. They went to all places and chose these young players. We played a practice match, in which they impressed. He played late swing, some of the wickets, some of the wickets, we supported him. The wicket was a very important wicket, and the way he took D Kock’s catch, it was fantastic.

Debut straight out of a storybook

The perfect first chapter for Ashwani Kumar

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For Rs 30 lakh, Mumbai Indians bought Ashwini Kumar in the auction for IPL 2025. Ashwini said after the match that he wants to make everyone proud of his form. He said in the inning break, “All the people of my village must be watching these matches. All of them were waiting for my debut and by the grace of God I got a chance today and I did well.”