Ayush Mhatre attends CSK trails ahead of possible call-up to main squad: Reports

Times of India has reported that Ayush Mhatre has been called for trials by Chennai Super Kings in the going Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign. The 17-year-old had already been through one trial with CSK in November last year. Mhatre has been one of the most talked about batters in the domestic circuit after his amazing start for Mumbai. 

The 17-year-old who is a fan of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma replaced Prithvi Shaw at the top of the order. Kasi Viswanathan who happens to be the CEO for Chennai Super Kings while speaking to Times of India said, “Yes, we’ve called him for trials. He has impressed our talents scouts.”

This move has sparked rumors that Mhatre could be called up by CSK in the midst of the ongoing season. Kasi Viswanathan has denied those rumors and said, “There is no injuries, if there’s any need we will do that. We’re not picking anybody, it’s just a trial.” Chennai Super Kings are set to take on Delhi Capitals in their next match at home on Saturday. 

Who is Ayush Mhatre? Mumbai’s latest cricketing sensation

Born on 16th July 2007, young Ayush Mhatre made his domestic debut in the Irani Cup game for Mumbai against the rest of India. The right-handed batter scored 19 and 14 with the bat before making his Ranji Trophy debut. In the nine first class games he has played so far, Mhatre has scored 504 runs with two centuries and one fifty with an average of 31. 

The youngster has also played seven List A games where he has scored 458 runs with an average of 65. Mhatre has hit one half-century and two centuries and has a strike rate of 135 with the bat. The young batter is known to be an aggressive player with the ability to score runs at quick pace. 

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Incidentally, when Rohit Sharma played Ranji trophy for Mumbai against Jammu and Kashmir, it was Ayush Mhatre who was dropped. The youngster put up a special post on Instagram with his idol and wrote, “Started playing cricket by watching him bat on television to sharing a dressing room with my idol was such an unreal moment. Lots of learning to take forward."