IPL 2025: Ayush Mhatre likely to join CSK, will link up with squad before MI game | Cricket News – The Times of India

New Delhi: Ayush Mhatre is likely to join the Chennai Super Kings camp for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It has been reliably learnt by TimesofIndia.com that the 17-yr-previous opener will link up with the squad forward of CSK‘s fixture in opposition to Mumbai Indians on April 20.
As reported by TOI on April 3, Mhatre had been referred to as up by the franchise for mid-season trials in Chepauk. He had gone unsold in the course of the mega public sale in Jeddah final yr.
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But with Ruturaj Gaikwad dominated out for the rest of the season, Mhatre has thrown his candidature within the ring for the 5-time champions.
Gaikwad was dominated out of the remaining of the IPL season with an elbow harm with MS Dhoni taking on the captaincy duties. CSK have had a disastrous season with one win from six matches and are sitting backside of the factors desk.

The harm to Gaikwad was confirmed by CSK head coach Stephen Fleming on the eve of their eventual loss to Kolkata Knight Riders. The 28-yr-previous picked up the harm throughout CSK’s match in opposition to Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30. He was struck on his elbow when charging to a Tushar Deshpande supply, however continued batting and scored 63 in that game.
Gaikwad performed two extra matches after that, scoring 5 and 1 in opposition to Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, respectively.
With the common CSK captain out of competition, the Chennai administration have seemingly shifted focus in the direction of Mhatre as an harm alternative.

Mhatre had earlier joined the CSK camp in Chennai from Rajkot, the place he was half of BCCI’s National Cricket Academy’s zonal camp for Under-19 cricketers.
“Yes, we’ve called him for trials. He has impressed our talent scouts,” CSK MD & CEO Kasi Viswanathan had instructed TOI.

The teen had a tremendous debut season for Mumbai in 2024-25, scoring 458 runs in seven matches @ 65.42, with two tons of and one fifty within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and 471 runs in eight matches @ 33.64 with two centuries and one fifty, with prime rating of 176 in opposition to Maharashtra within the Ranji Trophy.