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Vignesh Puthur’s viral Instagram post with Virat Kohli highlights his respect for the veteran Indian cricketer.
Vignesh Puthur posted an image with Virat Kohli (Picture credit: Instagram @vigneshputhur)
Star Mumbai Indians wrist-spinner Vignesh Puthur’s latest Instagram post featuring ace India batter Virat Kohli has gone viral on social media. The 24-year-old posted the image this afternoon, which was seemingly clicked during IPL 2025, with the duo wearing their respective franchise jerseys.
Puthur, a left-arm wristspinner from Malappuram, Kerala, made his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians before featuring in senior-level cricket for his state.
Picked from the Kerala T20 League, where he represented the Alleppey Ripples, Puthur made an excellent IPL debut, claiming the wickets of Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda in Chennai.
“Within the presence of greatness 👑,” Puthur posted on Instagram on Saturday afternoon.
Puthur featured in only three games within the inaugural Kerala T20 League, picking up two wickets, but his left-arm mystery spin caught the attention of the Mumbai Indians, who invited him for IPL trials.
Having been picked up for Rs 30 lakh on the IPL 2025 mega auction, Puthur tuned up for the tournament with a stint as a net bowler with MI Cape Town within the SA20.
Puthur featured in Mumbai’s only match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 in April, but he conceded 10 runs off an over, although he picked up the wicket of Devdutt Padikkal. Kohli smacked a six off him in that over as well.
“I feel the concept at MI is at all times seeing the potential greater than the rest. And after we saw him for one in every of our trials, we saw the potential in him quite than looking into how much cricket he had played previously,” MI bowling coach Paras Mhambrey had said of Puthur after his starry debut against CSK.
“He spins the ball pretty consistently. Lands the ball on just about what [where] we wanted. Is pretty accurate with it. I feel those are the tick marks that we glance into, but not only that,” Mhambrey added.
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