Hardik Pandya’s cheeky send-off, Ashwani Kumar created a ruckus by just eating a banana!|

One more bold moment of Hardik Pandya was seen in the IPL 2025 match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After earlier taking a send-off with Gujarat Titans’ R Sai Kishore, this time Hardik gave a cheeky send-off to Angkrish Raghuvanshi.

Hardik Pandya’s ‘Goodbye’ Gesture

In the 7th over of the match, Angkrish Raghuvanshi tried to bowl Hardik, but the ball could not make a proper connection with his bat. Result? Naman Dhir took an easy catch at deep mid-wicket!

As soon as Raghuvanshi got out, Hardik Pandya looked very happy and he gave a cheeky signal of ‘goodbye’. This moment was worth watching and also went viral among the fans!

Ashwani Kumar’s tremendous debut – just one banana gave superpower!

Mumbai Indians’ medium pacer Ashwani Kumar shook KKR’s batting line-up by taking 4 wickets in his IPL debut! Due to his deadly bowling, KKR got all-out on just 116 runs.

And the most interesting thing? Ashwani had eaten just one banana in lunch!

“I didn’t get anything for lunch, I only ate a banana. I was a little stressed, so I wasn’t feeling hungry. But still, I played well, so I feel good,” Ashwani said after the match.

Which batsman did you get out?

Ajinkya Rahane (KKR Captain)
Rinku Singh
Manish Pandey
Andre Russell

Ashwani Kumar ended KKR’s hopes of winning!

Hardik Pandya gave credit to Mumbai Indians’ Talent Scouts

MI captain Hardik Pandya said that Ashwani Kumar was discovered by the scouting team, and he showed his talent in the practice match itself.

“We thought Ashwani would be perfect on this pitch, and he bowled accordingly. Full credit goes to our scouts who are experts in finding new talented layers,” Hardik said.

Ryan Rickelton ended the chase in Mumbaikar style!

MI’s South African wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton played a dhamakedar innings of 62 runs (41 balls), in which he hit 5 tremendous sixes!

Mumbai Indians won the match with a loss of just 2 wickets and 7 overs remaining.

Mumbai Indians’ Young Stars shine!

Mumbai Indians are famous for introducing new young talents every year, and Ashwini Kumar has proved it once again with his dream debut.

Can Ashwini Kumar become the biggest breakout star of IPL 2025? It will be even more interesting to watch now!