Ayush Mhatre
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| Born | 16 July 2007 Nallasopara, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024–present | Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Chennai Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ayush Mhatre (born 16 July 2007) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League as a right-handed top order batter.
Early life
Mhatre was born in a Marathi-speaking family on 16 July 2007. He hails from Nallasopara, a locality near Virar in Maharashtra.[1] He took to the game when he was six, but it was at fifteen that he transitioned to professional cricket.[2] In his early days, he used to travel 46 kms one way by train everyday from Virar to Churchgate (next to Wankhede Stadium) for his practice sessions.[3][4]
Youth career
Mhatre was part of the 2024 Indian U19 team and captained the 2025 squad, with the team finishing runners-up in the U19 Asia Cup in both editions.[5][6] Under his captaincy, the Indian U19 team toured England, winning the Youth ODI series 3–2.[7] The team later toured Australia, where they won the Youth ODI series 3–0 and secured a 2–0 win in the Youth Test series.[8]
Mhatre was appointed captain of the India squad for the 2026 U19 World Cup, where he led the team to a record-extending sixth title. He finished the tournament with a total of 214 runs across 7 matches, which included crucial half-centuries in the semi-final against Afghanistan and the final against England.[9]
Domestic career
Mhatre made his first-class debut aged 17 for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Irani Cup.[10] A few weeks later he scored his maiden first-class century (176) for Mumbai against Maharashtra in the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy.[11][12] He became the then youngest player to score 150+ runs in men's List A cricket, surpassing the previous record set by Yashasvi Jaiswal.[13]
Mhatre went unsold at the 2025 IPL auction; he was called up by the Chennai Super Kings as replacement of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was injured mid-season.[14] On 20 April 2025, Mhatre made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings against the Mumbai Indians. He is the seventh youngest IPL player to play a match, at 17 years and 278 days.[15] On 3 May 2025, he scored 94 runs in 48 balls while chasing a total of 214 against RCB, missing his first ever IPL century by only 6 runs.[16][17]
References
- ↑ Kaushik, Aditya (3 May 2025). "IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty". Business Standard.
- ↑ "CSK debutant Ayush Mhatre giving interview at age of six and batting in nets". The Indian Express. 20 April 2025.
- ↑ "Rohit Sharma's fan, the 17-year old Ayush Mhatre, Mumbai's Ranji Trophy opener, hopes to make it big". The Indian Express. 17 October 2024.
- ↑ "The Ayush Mhatre story: Overcoming depression, father's sacrifice, changes in diet". The Times of India. 22 April 2025. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ "BAN19 vs IND19 Cricket Scorecard, Final at Dubai, December 08, 2024". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "IND19 vs PAK19 Cricket Scorecard, Final at Dubai, December 21, 2025". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "England Under-19s vs India Under-19s 5th Youth ODI 2025". ESPN.
- ↑ "India U-19 squad for Australia tour announced: Ayush Mhatre named captain; full list of players". Sportstar. 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 175 powers India to record sixth U-19 World Cup title". The Times of India. 7 February 2026. ISSN 0971-8257.
- ↑ Karhadkar, Amol (18 October 2024). "Teenage batter Mhatre's smooth transition to the higher echelons". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ↑ Pandey, Devendra (18 October 2024). "17-year-old Ayush Mhatre uses Prithvi Shaw's bat to hit maiden Ranji ton as Mumbai take control against Maharashtra". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Maharashtra vs Mumbai, Elite, Group A at Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Oct 18 2024". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "Ayush Mhatre cricketer created history". Vidhik News. 31 December 2024.
- ↑ Vertix, Sam (14 April 2025). "CSK pick Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad".
- ↑ "IPL's youngest debutants: Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history". Cricinfo.
- ↑ "MI beat CSK, MI won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)". Cricinfo.
- ↑ Kaushik, Aditya (3 May 2025). "IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty". Business Standard.