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| Born | (2007-07-16)16 July 2007 (age 18) Nallasopara,Maharashtra, India[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armoff break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | BattingAll-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 Indiancricketer who plays forMumbai in domestic cricket andChennai Super Kings in theIndian Premier League.[2][3]
Mhatre was born in aMarathi-speaking family on 16 July 2007. He hails fromNallasopara, a locality withinMumbai Suburban Area nearVirar,Maharashtra.[4] He took to the game when he was six, but it was at fifteen that he transitioned to thinking aboutprofessional cricket.[5] To chase his dreams, he used to travel nearly 80 kilometers one way by train fromVirar toChurchgate (next toWankhede Stadium) for practice sessions.[6]
Mhatre was part of the2024India U19 team and captained the2025 squad, with the team finishing runners-up in theU19 Asia Cup in both editions.[7][8]
Mhatre has been leading theIndian U19 team since July 2025. Under his captaincy, the India U19 team touredEngland, winning the Youth ODI series 3–2.[9] The team later touredAustralia, 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 the2026 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 againstAfghanistan and the final againstEngland.[11]
An opening batter, Mhatre made his first-class debut aged 17 forMumbai in the2024-25 Irani Cup.[12] A few weeks later he scored his maiden first-class century (176) for Mumbai againstMaharashtra in the2024–25 Ranji Trophy.[13][14]
Mhatre became the youngest player to score 150+ runs in men’s List A cricket, surpassing the previous record set byYashasvi Jaiswal.[15]
In October, Mhatre got his first senior team call-up and was named in squad forSouth Africa A Tour of India 2025-26 for first multi-day FC match.
Mhatre went unsold at the 2025 IPL auction; he was called up by theChennai Super Kings as replacement ofRuturaj Gaikwad, who was injured mid-season.[3] On 20 April 2025, Mhatre made hisIPL debut forChennai Super Kings against theMumbai 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]
