Who is Vignesh Puthur? Know About His Girlfriend, Family, Career, Stats and More

Vignesh Puthur is one of the new stars scouted by the Mumbai Indians for this season’s IPL. He was substituted for Rohit Sharma, and all cricket fans were shocked as this youngster debuted in the blue colors for MI. Puthur is a young and promising 23-year-old left-arm wrist spinner from Kerala’s small town of Malappuram.

In IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians franchise invested ₹30 lakh for this player, even though no one knows who this talented boy is. However, Vignesh proved his bowling skills in his debut IPL match, as he took three wickets in four matches and troubled the batters of Chennai Super Kings.

In the third IPL match between CSK and MI, 5-time IPL champion Mumbai Indians spinner Puthur came in as an impact player in place of Rohit, where he displayed incredible mystery spin and dismissed three big wickets of Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey, and Deepak Hooda, putting CSK on the back foot and demonstrating the great intent of this young and fearless bowler.

Vignesh Puthur Family

Vignesh Puthur's family lived in Malappuram, a small town in Kerala, where his father worked as an auto driver. Puthur also began playing cricket there.

Vignesh Puthur Girlfriend

The Kerala boy is currently not dating anyone, and there is no information available about Vignesh Puthur’s girlfriend.

Vignesh Puthur Instagram

Vignesh Puthur Instagram account name is vigneshputhur and he has approximately 26.5 thousand followers on this platform.

Vignesh Puthur’s Jersey Number

Vignesh Puthur was spotted wearing jersey number 4 during the match between CSK and MI.

Vignesh Puthur Net Worth

Vignesh Puthur net worth has not been disclosed by him yet. However, his main source of income is an IPL contract with MI and also domestic leagues, which is plays. He has been acquried by Mumbai Indians in the auction for ₹30 lakh.

Vignesh Puthur IPL Career

MI purchased this guy, who comes from a small town and lower-middle-class family and has no senior domestic experience, and provided him with this big platform against CSK. Puthur trained at the Malappuram District Academy as a kid and then represented Kerala at the U-14 and U-19 levels, but he never got to represent the senior team.

So, he continued to play club cricket with Jolly Rovers in Perinthalmanna. Then one day, an MI scout discovered this young youngster and transformed his cricketing life forever. Vignesh Puthur in the first professional match of his competitive cricket career, did an excellent bowling performance, picking up three wickets in four overs for 32 runs.