Who is Ayush Mhatre? 17 year old player made debut in CSK

All eyes were on one such 17-year-old debutant, Ayush Mhatre, as he beginning on a career journey on a Sunday night. The batter is originally from Mumbai but was named as a replacement for Ruturaj Gaikwad, captain of CSK, who unfortunately had been ruled out for the season due to an injury.

Ayush did not just wear the yellow jersey; instead, he signified his arrival with a bang. The fourth over, after the fall of early wicket of Rachin Ravindra, was when he walked into bat: and it couldn’t have been any better.

A glorious debut:

Mhatre calmly opened his IPL account with a beautifully timed four off Ashwani Kumar. That, however, was rather kind of him; he went on to belt the next two deliveries for huge sixes—one over deep midwicket and the other into the deep square-leg stands. The young lad scored 17 runs in 4 balls.

He tonked Deepak Chahar two squares into the other side with his next over; one of those beauties beat an outstretched dive of Hardik Pandya at cover. Well, Chahar would get his own back when the pull which Mhatre mistimed went straight into the hands of Mitchell Santner at long-on, but the pain was already inflicted upon him.

Ayush walked off having scored 32 runs off 15 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes. His explosive strike rate of 213.33 surely gave something to cheer about for the CSK fans—and one more name to follow.

who is Ayush Mhatre?

Ayush Mhatre, a right-hand batsman hailing from Mumbai, is just 17 years and 278 days old. He very much became the youngest player in IPL history to play for Chennai Super Kings by this debut. Before this major break, he had already impressed the CSK scouts during his trials in Chennai. The team fancied his attacking batting style and bought him for ₹30 lakhs.

Amidst the prominent names in the CSK team, Ayush Mhatre has forged his road in true CSK style to with panache, verve, and unflinching daring.