Younger Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre is about to exchange Ruturaj Gaikwad at Chennai Tremendous Kings for the rest of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
The choice comes after Gaikwad was dominated out of the match because of an elbow fracture.
Sources in CSK confirmed to Sportstar that the teenager from Mumbai will be a part of the group forward of its away fixture towards Mumbai Indians on April 20.
Mhatre was earlier summoned to Chennai for a trial, together with a few different home cricketers, and it’s believed that the group administration zeroed in on 17-year-old Mhatre for his aggressive batting and likewise the truth that he had a powerful home season labored in his favour.
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In 9 first-class matches, he has amassed 504 runs, together with two centuries and a fifty. In seven Checklist A video games, he has already scored 458 runs, with two lots of.
“The group would have needed him to affix on the earliest, however there are a number of formalities pending, and he can solely be a part of after a few days. So, hopefully, he’ll hyperlink up with the aspect forward of the sport towards MI on the Wankhede Stadium,” a supply said.
CSK, the five-time champion aspect, is at the moment reeling on the backside of the desk with simply two factors from six outings.