India, March 24 -- It's taken just two days and three games of IPL 2025, but it feels like we already have the first breakout performer of the season. Vignesh Puthur, the left-arm wrist-spinner from Mumbai Indians, was on fire Sunday evening, bamboozling Chennai Super Kings batters with his variations. The 24-year-old finished with 3/32, and while it may not have been decisive figures, Puthur's effectiveness was such that even the one and only MS Dhoni couldn't help but pat him on the shoulders after Chennai Super Kings beat MI by four wickets to get their campaign off to a cracking start.

Being a left-arm wrist-spinner, a rare oddity in world cricket, Puthur was always expected to be a wild card, but the fact that he can spin the ball b...