Mahela Jayawardene was delighted with Vignesh Puthur’s instant success, but the Mumbai Indians head coach said the left-arm wrist spinner needs to keep his feet on the ground and “start from Ball One again” in the IPL match against Gujarat Titans here today. Vignesh (3-32) scalped three wickets against Chennai Super Kings in his Indian Premier League debut a few days ago to hog the limelight. So, what made Mumbai blood a little-known young bowler in the pressure match against Chennai?

“It’s just the skill set. He wasn’t fazed with anything we’ve thrown at him. That’s a good thing about him. Yes, it was unknown for us because he hasn’t played, but I thought he held his nerves and bowled brilliantly,” Jayawardene told the media here on the eve of the match against Gujarat Titans.