Mumbai Indians’ young left-arm wrist spinner Vignesh Puthur’s first coach CG Vijayakumar wants his ward to remain grounded and handle the pressure of expectations by staying focussed.

In his debut IPL game against Chennai Super Kings on March 23, Puthur, 24, impressed, claiming 3-32 at Chennai. He dismissed CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda. In MI’s second match against Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad on Friday though Puthur was benched. Coach Vijayakumar has advised Puthur not to lose focus due to these ups and downs.