Ayush Mhatre

Ayush Mhatre

Personal information
Born	(2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 18) Virar, Maharashtra, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Men's cricket
Representing   India
U19 Asia Cup
Runner-up	2024 UAE

Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2025

Ayush Mhatre (born 16 July 2007) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Mumbai and the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Ayush Mhatre was born in a Marathi speaking agri family on 16 July 2007 in Walunje, Maharashtra, India. He hails from Nallasopara, a locality within Virar city, Maharashtra. He took to the game when he was six, ^[3] but it was at 15 that he transitioned to thinking about professional cricket. To chase his dreams, he travelled nearly 80 kilometers one way by train from Virar to Churchgate (next to Wankhede Stadium) to access the game ^[4]

Career

An opening batter, Mhatre made his first-class debut aged 17 for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Irani Cup. ^[5] A few weeks later he scored his maiden first-class century, with 176 for Mumbai against Maharashtra in the 2024–25 Ranji Trophy. ^[6]

Mhatre became the youngest player to score 150+ runs in men’s List A cricket, surpassing the previous record set by Yashasvi Jaiswal. ^{[7] [8]}

Ayush was unsold at the IPL 2025 auction; he was called up by the Chennai Super Kings in replacement of Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was injured mid-season. ^[9] 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 7th youngest IPL player to play a match, at 17 years and 278 days. 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. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "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. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. 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. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
3. "WATCH: CSK debutant Ayush Mhatre giving interview at age of six and batting in nets". The Indian Express. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
4. "The Ayush Mhatre story: Overcoming depression, father's sacrifice, changes in diet". The Times of India. 22 April 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 May 2025.
5. Karhadkar, Amol (18 October 2024). "Teenage batter Mhatre's smooth transition to the higher echelons". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 30 November 2024.
6. "Maharashtra vs Mumbai, Elite, Group A at Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Oct 18 2024". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
7. "AYUSH MAHATRE CRICKETER CREATED HISTORY - vidhiknews". 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
8. "Press Trust Of India". www.ptinews.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
9. Vertix, Sam (14 April 2025). "CSK pick Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad".
10. "IPL's youngest debutants: Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history". ESPNcricinfo.
11. "MI beat CSK, MI won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)". ESPNcricinfo.

External links

• Ayush Mhatre  at ESPNcricinfo