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Aap MI aa sakte hain: How Mumbai Indians scout talent and make them into stars
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Aap MI aa sakte hain: How Mumbai Indians scout talent and make them into stars

An hour after sunset at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium on Monday, a star burst into the Mumbai Indians skyline. Ashwani Kumar, 23, claimed four wickets against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to finish with the best figures for an Indian IPL debutant. The son of a farmer with modest means, Ashwani hails from village Jhanjheri near Mohali in Punjab.It’s a hinterland-to-starlight script made in Bollywood. Except there is a twist. Whereas thousands descend to India’s movie capital nursing superstar ambitions every day, Mumbai Indians take the opposite route. Their scouts travel far and wide, scour thousands of cricketers across obscure leagues, nondescript maidans and small towns around the country to discover their superstars. Present and former MI captains have doffed their hats to the...
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Ashwani Kumar is lot quicker than people recognise at first, says Ryan Rickelton
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Ashwani Kumar is lot quicker than people recognise at first, says Ryan Rickelton

MI bowler Ashwani Kumar celebrates the wicket of KKR batter Rinku Singh during the IPL 2025 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Mumbai, Monday, March 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai Indians' unheralded fast bowler Ashwani Kumar, who became the first Indian to take four wickets on IPL debut, is a "lot quicker than people recognise at first", says his teammate Ryan Rickelton. The left-arm Punjab seamer took 4/24 on Monday (March 31, 2025) to blow away Kolkata Knight Riders as Mumbai Indians recorded an eight-wicket win which took them to the sixth spot in the points table. "He's a lot quicker than I think people recognise at first, that's a great attribute he has and he ca...
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Ashwani Kumar’s IPL debut: 23-year-old Mumbai Indian, who made dream debut against Kolkata Knight Riders
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Ashwani Kumar’s IPL debut: 23-year-old Mumbai Indian, who made dream debut against Kolkata Knight Riders

Mumbai Indians Ashwani Kumar in action during the IPL 2025 match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai on March 31, 20925. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini “We train at the same academy. Very happy for him.”Despite being annihilated by Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder Ramandeep Singh had a twinkle in his eye when he was asked about his Punjab teammate Ashwani Kumar’s exploits on Indian Premier League debut.The academy Ramandeep was referring to is aptly named Launching Pad Cricket Academy in Mohali, founded by Varinder Singh. And on Monday night, Ashwani’s first flight in the world of IPL — that too donning the jersey of a franchise that’s served as a launchpad to multiple top cricketers of t...
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‘It looked like he had that zip and late swing’: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya lauds debutant Ashwani Kumar’s match-winning performance vs KKR
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‘It looked like he had that zip and late swing’: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya lauds debutant Ashwani Kumar’s match-winning performance vs KKR

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya lavished praise on debutant Ashwani Kumar for his 4-wicket haul against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede on Monday. Pandya revealed that he decided to go with Ashwani after witnessing him in action in a practice game where he had zip and late swing, adding that he thought the 23-year-old had a pretty different action. “This wicket just offered a bit more and we thought Ashwani can come in and bowl the way he bowled. First of all, it’s all because of the scouts. All MI scouts have gone all the places and picked these young kids. We played a practice game and it looked like he had that zip and late swing, had a different action and plus he is a leftie. The way he took that wicket of Russell was a very crucial wicket,” Hardik said ...
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IPL 2025: KKR self-combust as MI rookie Ashwani Kumar has a night to remember
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IPL 2025: KKR self-combust as MI rookie Ashwani Kumar has a night to remember

Synopsis: Ashwani Kumar stars on MI debut as KKR combust with their all-in-or-bust aggressive approachCouple of nights back, Mumbai Indians struggled to cope with a sluggish track in Ahmedabad. On Monday night, at their home den where there was more pace and bounce on offer, they wreaked havoc, restricting Kolkata Knight Riders to just 116. Once they had snaffled four wickets within the Powerplay, the writing was on the wall, and their talented youngster Ashwani Kumar didn’t allow KKR to get back in the game by grabbing a four-for. The 23-year old was, by his own admission, nervous during the day, had just one banana for lunch, but decided to have KKR batsmen for dinner. All in or bust, KKR’s way They lost five wickets in the first seven overs as they kept going for it, though it must be s...
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