Vishnu Vinod will become MI’s new star, proved it by hitting Shami’s first ball for a six

A strong match was played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans on 12th May in which Suryakumar Yadav stole the show. On the other hand, 29-year-old wicket-keeper batsman Vishnu Vinod of Kerala was also given a chance in this match. After a long application, he got to play in the IPL.

 

Significantly, for many years Vishnu Vinod has been a part of many IPL franchises. However, he did not get a chance from any team in the playing 11. At the same time, against Gujarat Titans, Rohit Sharma also gave Vishnu Vinod a chance in the playing 11 and he made good use of this opportunity. Vishnu Vinod made a strong partnership of 65 runs with Suryakumar Yadav and strengthened the team which was continuously losing wickets. Vishnu scored 30 runs in 20 balls and his strike rate was 150. During this, he hit two fours and two sixes. The specialty of this innings was that he hit many brilliant strokes.

 

Vishnu’s innings was such that he managed to make a mark on the basis of his batting. During this match, such an occasion came when Vishnu hit a six in the covers off the ball of Mohammed Shami. This strike of Vishnu was so spectacular that it is being called the shot of the IPL 2023. Seeing this shot, former veteran commentators like Sanjay Manjrekar, Kevin Pietersen and Ravi Shastri were stunned. The team got this victory only because of Vishnu’s steady innings with Suryakumar Yadav. Vishnu played well with Suryakumar Yadav from the other end.

 

Please tell that Vinod Vishnu has played a total of 51 T20s so far, in which he has played at a strike rate of 139. His average has been 33. In List A, Vishnu has also scored at a strike rate of 93 and an average of 40. He has played many important tournaments in his career. The special thing is that Vishnu Vinod got a chance to enter the IPL field again after a long wait of 2189 days.