Ashwani Kumar makes record-breaking IPL debut for Mumbai Indians

Ashwini Kumar, a left-handed medium pacer who plays for Mumbai Indians, made history after his mind-blowing performance in the IPL 2025 match, held between MI VS KKR on 31st March in Wankhade stadium.  The Rockybook or popularly known as the best Lotus Exchange ID Provider in India, is here to present a comprehensive coverage of this bowler’s performance, other teammates’ views, and details related to upcoming matches.

 Ashwini Kumar before IPL 2025 match  

Ashwini Kumar has made headlines with his remarkable performance, but he has been around in the world of cricket more than people know about it. Ashwini has played in 2 Ranjhi trophies in 2022, three Vijay Hazare Trophy games (last in 2022), and four Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches (2024) for Punjab. Ashwani had never picked more than three wickets in any format.

Is Ashwini Kumar the Best Bowler of IPL 2025? 

People who bought mumbai indians tickets might have had the time of their life by getting the opportunity to witness one of the most remarkable performances portrayed by Ashwini Kumar. After this match, he became the first Indian player to take 4 wickets in a row. The KKR players he defeated were super experienced: AJinkya Rahane, Rinkhu Singh, Manish Pandey, and Andre Russell.

The debutant’s performance was beyond his own imagination as he was very low on energy. But he had faith in his performance. He said, “ I didn’t have anything for lunch; I just had a banana. There was a little pressure. I wasn’t feeling hungry.”

His performance, combined with other bowlers, helped the team to secure the elimination of 8 wickets of KKR.  Because of this, KKR was only able to make 116 runs, which MI chased down in few overs with 7 overs still left unused. 

Ashwini’s performance was declared the best debut performance in the IPL 2025 match . Along with that, he was also categorised among the top four  IPL best bowling performers along with other bowlers like  Alzarri Joseph, Andrew Tye, and Shobaik Akhtar with him there in the list. 

Hardhik Pandey’s  Appreciation for Ashwini’s Performance

The proud captain of the Mumbai Indians, Hardhik Pandey, awarded  Ashwini Kumar the best bowler of the show with an MI badge for his incredible performance.  He also had praise words to say about Ashwini’s splendid performance. He said the Mumbai scouting network had done a great job by getting the very talented Ashwini Kumar onboard. From being a back-up pacer for Punjab to getting noticed for his precision and becoming a medium pacer for MI, the journey has been nothing but rewarding for Ashwini Kumar.

His exact statement was, “We thought Ashwani could come in on this pitch and bowl the way he bowled. It is all the scouts – they picked him.” 

What did Rickleton say about Ashwini‘s bowling skills?

Rickelton admired Ashwini’s unexpected brilliance by saying, “He is a lot quicker than I thought.” He further added that “he would rush you a little bit lower as well. He’s a great addition, obviously to the group, and the wicket can suit him . Looking forward to seeing if he gets an opportunity with the new ball to see that other set of skills come through. He’s a nice find for MI, and looking forward to seeing how he goes.”

What’s next for the Mumbai Indians? 

After securing a brilliant victory in the match with KKR, the future holds great scope for Ashwini and other teams to show their best skills and make it to the finale and become a 6-time IPL winner. You can buy mi ipl tickets for the upcoming matches held on 4 April with LSG,  7th April with RCB, 13th April with DC, 17th April with SRH, and then again with LSG on 27 April. 

For the May Session, MI matches will be held on 1, 611.15 against RR, GT, PBKS, and DC, respectively. 

Wrapping Up 

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