 "Mumbai Indians have signed Raghu Sharma to replace Vignesh Puthur. Image: Mumbai Indians on X")
Mumbai Indians have announced the signing of Raghu Sharma on Thursday as a replacement for Vignesh Puthur for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 . Puthur has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2025 due to a bone stress reactions in both shins.
Who is MI’s new spinner Raghu Sharma?
Raghu Sharma, born on March 11, 1993, in Jalandhar, Punjab, is a right-arm leg-break bowler. He has represented Punjab and Puducherry in domestic cricket.
In 11 first-class matches, Sharma has taken 57 wickets at an average of 19.59, with best bowling figures of 7/56. In List A cricket, he has claimed 14 wickets in 9 matches, with best figures of 4/37. He has also featured in 3 T20 matches, picking up 3 wickets.
This marks Sharma’s maiden stint in the IPL. He joins MI at his base price of Rs 30 lakhs from the RAPP list.
Puthur played five matches for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, picking up six wickets and taking three wickets against CSK on debut.