Ayush Mhatre
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| Born | 16 July 2007 Nallasopara, Maharashtra, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batting All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024/25–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.[2][3]
Early life
Mhatre was born in a Marathi-speaking family on 16 July 2007. He hails from Nallasopara, a locality within Mumbai Suburban Area near Virar, Maharashtra.[4] He took to the game when he was six, but it was at fifteen that he transitioned to thinking about professional cricket.[5] To chase his dreams, he used to travel nearly 80 kilometers one way by train from Virar to Churchgate (next to Wankhede Stadium) for practice sessions.[6]
Youth career
Mhatre was part of the 2024 India U19 team and captained the 2025 squad, with the team finishing runners-up in the U19 Asia Cup in both editions.[7][8]
Mhatre has been leading the Indian U19 team since July 2025. Under his captaincy, the India U19 team toured England, winning the Youth ODI series 3–2.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Domestic career
2024
An opening batter, Mhatre made his first-class debut aged 17 for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Irani Cup.[12] A few weeks later he scored his maiden first-class century (176) for Mumbai against Maharashtra in the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy.[13][14]
Mhatre became the youngest player to score 150+ runs in men’s List A cricket, surpassing the previous record set by Yashasvi Jaiswal.[15]
2025
In October, Mhatre got his first senior team call-up and was named in squad for South Africa A Tour of India 2025-26 for first multi-day FC match.
Indian Premier League Career
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.[3] On 20 April 2025, Mhatre made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings against the Mumbai Indians. Coming in at number 3, he scored 32 off just 15 balls, which included 4 fours and 2 sixes, helping CSK overcome a slow powerplay start. He is the seventh youngest IPL player to play a match, at 17 years and 278 days.[16] On 3 May 2025, he played a scintillating knock and scored 94 runs in 48 balls while chasing a daunting total of 214 against RCB, missing his first ever IPL century only by 6 runs.[17][18]
References
- ^ "IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty". Business Standard. 3 May 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.
- ^ a b Vertix, Sam (14 April 2025). "CSK pick Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025.
- ^ "IND19 vs PAK19 Cricket Scorecard, Final at Dubai, December 21, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. 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". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Ayush Mhatre cricketer created history". Vidhik News. 31 December 2024.
- ^ "IPL's youngest debutants: Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "MI beat CSK, MI won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Kaushik, Aditya (3 May 2025). "IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty". Business Standard.