The man whose celebration got more airtime this season than teams that quietly crashed out.
Let’s be honest—at the start of IPL 2025, if someone said ‘Digvesh Rathi’ in a cricket chat, you’d probably been like, ‘Who’s he?’. Picked up for a modest ₹30 lakhs, most thought he’d be just another name on the squad list - barely a headline, barely a whisper. But oh boy, what a twist.
LSG’s season began with most of their bowling unit wrapped in bubble wrap—Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep... all were injured at the start. And suddenly, Digvesh Rathi, a young spinner meant to warm the bench, ended up owning the spotlight.
And here’s the best part—he’s not your typical cricketing prodigy. No U-19 hype train, no India-A tag. Just years of grinding it out in Delhi’s cricket jungle, quietly building a reputation for outfoxing batters. And this season, he’s done exactly that.
While LSG’s bowling has leaked runs, Rathi has held his line.
Ravi Bishnoi, their star spinner, has gone for almost 11 runs an over this season. In comparison, Rathi, just a shade over 8. This guy has bowled his full quota every game for LSG, has 14 wickets in the bag, with big names like Buttler and Iyer ticked off in that famous notebook.
Forget mystery spin—this guy brought mystery swagger. So no, LSG didn’t make the playoffs. But they did make a star. And if that notebook’s anything to go by… Digvesh’s story? It's just getting started.
