MrBeast at 12:38, 21 April 2026

2026-04-21T12:38:17Z

New page

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 2007)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|name=Ayush Mhatre
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2007|07|16|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Nallasopara]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>{{cite web | title=IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty | website=[[Business Standard]] | date=3 May 2025 | url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/cricket/ipl/ipl-2025-csk-s-ayush-mhatre-becomes-3rd-youngest-player-to-score-ipl-fifty-125050301072_1.html? }}</ref>
|batting = Right-handed
|bowling = Right-arm [[Offspin|off break]]
|role =Batting [[All-rounder]]
| club1 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]]
| year1 = 2024/25–present
| club2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year2 = 2025–present
|columns=3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 91
| runs1 = 660
| bat avg1 = 30.00
| 100s/50s1 = 2/2
| top score1 = 398
| deliveries1 = 39
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 10.00
| fivefor1 =0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/8
| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–

| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 80
| runs2 = 458
| bat avg2 = 65.42
| 100s/50s2 = 2/1
| top score2 = 181
| deliveries2 = 105
| wickets2 = 7
| bowl avg2 = 11.28
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/17
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 11
| runs3 = 565
| bat avg3 = 56.50
| 100s/50s3 = 2/2
| top score3 = 110[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 6
| wickets3 = 0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–

| date = 7 February
| year = 2026
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ayush-mhatre-1452455 ESPNcricinfo
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup|ICC U19 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup|2026 Zimbabwe & Namibia]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Under-19 Men's Asia Cup|ACC U19 Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2024 UAE]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2025 UAE]]}}
}}

'''Ayush Mhatre''' (born 16 July 2007) is an Indian [[cricket]]er and Captain of the India U19 Cricket team, who plays for [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in domestic cricket and [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2024 |title=Rohit Sharma's fan, the 17-year old Ayush Mhatre, Mumbai's Ranji Trophy opener, hopes to make it big |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ayush-mhatre-17-year-old-mumbai-ranji-trophy-opener-rohit-sharma-9625664/ |access-date= |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Early life ==
Mhatre was born in a [[Marathi people|Marathi]]-speaking family on 16 July 2007. He hails from [[Nallasopara]], a locality within [[Mumbai Suburban Railway|Mumbai Suburban Area]] near [[Virar]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaushik |first=Aditya |date=3 May 2025 |title=IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/cricket/ipl/ipl-2025-csk-s-ayush-mhatre-becomes-3rd-youngest-player-to-score-ipl-fifty-125050301072_1.html? |website=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> He took to the game when he was six but it was at fifteen that he transitioned to thinking about [[Cricket|professional cricket]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 April 2025 |title=CSK debutant Ayush Mhatre giving interview at age of six and batting in nets |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/watch-csk-ayush-mhatre-interview-six-year-old-batting-clip-9954465/ |access-date= |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 April 2025 |title=The Ayush Mhatre story: Overcoming depression, father's sacrifice, changes in diet |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/overcoming-depression-fathers-sacrifice-changes-in-diet-the-ayush-mhatre-story/articleshow/120506702.cms |access-date= |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Youth career ==
Mhatre was part of the [[2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2024]] [[India national under-19 cricket team|India U19 team]] and captained the [[2025 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup|2025]] squad, with the team finishing runners-up in the [[Under-19 Men's Asia Cup|U19 Asia Cup]] in both editions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAN19 vs IND19 Cricket Scorecard, Final at Dubai, December 08, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asian-cricket-council-under-19s-asia-cup-2024-25-1461700/bangladesh-under-19s-vs-india-under-19s-final-1461723/full-scorecard |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251213170244/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asian-cricket-council-under-19s-asia-cup-2024-25-1461700/bangladesh-under-19s-vs-india-under-19s-final-1461723/full-scorecard |archive-date=13 December 2025 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IND19 vs PAK19 Cricket Scorecard, Final at Dubai, December 21, 2025 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/under-19s-asia-cup-2025-26-1513704/india-under-19s-vs-pakistan-under-19s-final-1513731/full-scorecard |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230034350/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/under-19s-asia-cup-2025-26-1513704/india-under-19s-vs-pakistan-under-19s-final-1513731/full-scorecard |archive-date=30 December 2025 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

Mhatre has been leading the [[India national under-19 cricket team|Indian U19 team]] since July 2025. Under his captaincy, the India U19 team toured [[England under-19 cricket team|England]], winning the Youth ODI series 3–2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=England Under-19s vs India Under-19s 5th Youth ODI 2025 |url=https://www.espn.com/cricket/series/23663/report/1487850/england-under-19s-vs-india-under-19s-5th-youth-odi-india-under-19s-in-england-2025 |access-date= |website=[[ESPN]] |language=}}</ref> The team later toured [[Australia national under-19 cricket team|Australia]], where they won the Youth ODI series 3–0 and secured a 2–0 win in the Youth Test series.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=30 July 2025 |title=India U-19 squad for Australia tour announced: Ayush Mhatre named captain; full list of players |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-under-19-squad-australia-tour-2025-full-list-of-players-schedule-ayush-mhatre-captain/article69875098.ece |access-date= |website=[[Sportstar]] |language=}}</ref>

Mhatre was appointed captain of the India squad for the [[2026 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|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 national under-19 cricket team|Afghanistan]] and the final against [[England cricket team|England]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 February 2026 |title=Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's 175 powers India to record sixth U-19 World Cup title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-u-19-world-cup/vaibhav-sooryavanshis-175-powers-india-to-record-sixth-u-19-world-cup-title/articleshow/128020093.cms |access-date= |work=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Domestic career ==

=== 2024 ===
An opening batter, Mhatre made his first-class debut aged 17 for [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai]] in the [[2024–25 Irani Cup|2024-25 Irani Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karhadkar |first=Amol |date=18 October 2024 |title=Teenage batter Mhatre's smooth transition to the higher echelons |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/teenage-batter-mhatres-smooth-transition-to-the-higher-echelons/article68769296.ece |access-date= |work=[[The Hindu]] |language= |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> A few weeks later he scored his maiden first-class century (176) for Mumbai against [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] in the [[2024–25 Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Devendra |date=18 October 2024 |title=17-year-old Ayush Mhatre uses Prithvi Shaw's bat to hit maiden Ranji ton as Mumbai take control against Maharashtra |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ayush-mhatre-18-ranji-trophy-mumbai-vs-maharashtra-century-prithvi-shaw-9627280/ |access-date= |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra vs Mumbai, Elite, Group A at Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Oct 18 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-2024-25-1445824/mumbai-vs-maharashtra-elite-group-a-1445857/full-scorecard |access-date= |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>

Mhatre became the youngest player to score 150+ runs in men’s List A cricket, surpassing the previous record set by [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2024 |title=Ayush Mhatre cricketer created history |url=https://vidhiknews.com/ayush-mahatre-cricketer/ |access-date= |website=Vidhik News |language=}}</ref>

=== 2025 ===
In October, Mhatre got his first senior team call-up and was named in squad for [[South Africa A cricket team in India in 2025–26|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vertix |first=Sam |date=14 Apr 2025 |title=CSK pick Ayush Mhatre as injury replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4161/csk-pick-ayush-mhatre-as-injury-replacement-for-ruturaj-gaikwad-srh-sign-smaran-ravichandran-for-the-injured-adam-zampa#:~:text=Chennai%20Super%20Kings%20(CSK)%20picked,Premier%20League%20(IPL)%202025.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL's youngest debutants: Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes history |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/vaibhav-suryavanshi-tops-list-of-youngest-ipl-debutants-1481989 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MI beat CSK, MI won by 9 wickets (with 26 balls remaining) |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-38th-match-1473475/live-cricket-score |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaushik |first=Aditya |date=3 May 2025 |title=IPL 2025: CSK's Ayush Mhatre becomes 3rd youngest player to score IPL fifty |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/cricket/ipl/ipl-2025-csk-s-ayush-mhatre-becomes-3rd-youngest-player-to-score-ipl-fifty-125050301072_1.html? |website=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=1452455}}

{{Chennai Super Kings squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mhatre, Ayush}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2007 births]]
[[Category:Mumbai cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Chennai Super Kings cricketers]]

Ayush Mhatre - Revision history

MrBeast at 12:38, 21 April 2026