India, April 1 -- Mumbai Indians' incredible scouting staff has produced another riveting talent - 23-year-old Ashwani Kumar. The left-arm pacer enjoyed a dream IPL debut, picking up 4/24 in a Player of the Match-worthy performance against Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Monday. What makes this performance even sweeter are the batters he dismissed - Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey and Andre Russell - four of the biggest batting stars KKR has to offer. Deepak Chahar, with 2/19, and Trent Boult's 1/23 supported Ashwani well, but the youngster emerged as the star of the show as MI picked up their first win of IPL 2025 by beating KKR by eight wickets.

After the match, Ashwani won the MI badge from captain Har...