MUMBAI: So nervous was Ashwani Kumar before making his IPL debut for the Mumbai Indians against the Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday night that he couldn’t even have his lunch, preferring to just have a banana instead.
A few hours later, the 23-year-old left-arm pacer dazzled his way into the limelight under the lights at the Wankhede Stadium, and became one of the most googled names in India. Enjoying the best-ever debut by an Indian bowler in the history of the IPL, the young turk from Punjab dismantled KKR’s batting line-up, taking four for 24 in a sensational three-over spell that broke the back of KKR.
