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| Born | 16 July 2007 Nallasopara, Maharashtra, India[1] |
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| 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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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 February 2026
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Ayush Mhatre (born 16 July 2007) is an Indian cricketer and Captain of the India U19 Cricket team, 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.
External links
- Ayush Mhatre at ESPNcricinfo