India, April 1 -- There are many things that a banana can do. For instance, to give you enough fuel to become the first Indian cricketer in IPL history to bag four wickets on debut. Don't believe us? Listen to Mumbai Indians' latest crop of scouting, Ashwani Kumar. After earning Player of the Match for his stunning performance on debut, which got MI off the mark in IPL 2025 after starting with successive losses, Ashwani told Ravi Shastri he didn't have lunch before the match as he was feeling a lot of pressure. All he ate was a banana.

"This is your first match. In IPL history, no Indian bowler has taken four wickets on debut. What did you have for lunch?" asked former India head coach Shastri in the mid-innings interview.

"Lunch toh ki...