Every season of IPL opens the doors of luck for many new players. Some are able to take advantage of this, nothing but everyone gets a chance to leave their mark. Something similar is happening in IPL 2025, where unknown players are getting a chance to present their talent. One such player was also given a chance by Delhi Capitals and he showed amazing wickets in his first over. The name of this player is Vipraj Nigam.

On Monday 24 March, Delhi Capitals included 20-year-old leg spin-all-rounder Vipraj Corporation in the playing XI in their first match of the new season.

Seeing the name of Vipraj Nigam among big players like Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Faf Duplesey, the fans increased the curiosity among the fans, who is the face of which this is the face, which Delhi expressed so much confidence in the very first match of the season.

Rinku won the team in front of Rinku

Vipraj Nigam is actually part of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team, for which he was playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy last year. Apart from this, he has also played some matches in Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy for Lucknow. But this leg-spinner especially in the name Batora Mushtaq Ali Trophy, when he helped the team by playing small but stormy innings in addition to his tight bowling.

He did something similar in the pre-quarterfinals of the tournament.

In this match against Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh needed 48 runs in the last 4 overs. At such a time, Vipraj came to the crease and he was accompanied by captain Rinku Singh on the other side. Rinku Singh definitely hit a six, but what happened after this was done by Vipraj. This player made 3 hahakari sixes one by one and gave 27 runs in just 8 balls to win the team 1 over in advance.

Not only this, before showing amazing with the bat, Vipraj showed amazing in bowling and took 2 wickets for 20 runs.

Shown in debut match itself

However, Delhi Capitals had identified the talent of Vipraj before this amazing Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Therefore, in the mega auction, Delhi spent Rs 50 lakh for this player. Then in the very first match of the season, the team expressed confidence by giving him a chance in the playing XI. Vipraj also did not disappoint and he took the wicket of Lucknow opener Aidan Markram in his first over. Not only this, in the second over, he would get the wicket of Nicholas Puran but missed an easy catch.