Ruturaj Gaikwad will be replaced in the Chennai Super Kings team for the rest of the season by 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre. Gaikwad’s elbow fracture has forced him to miss the game, and Mhatre will start for CSK against the Mumbai Indians on April 20.
Who is Ayush Mhatre?
Ayush was born in Virar, a small village outside of Mumbai, in 2007. Ayush is a gifted cricket player who regularly puts on impressive performances for Mumbai on the first-class circuit. Notably, he became the youngest player to score 150 or more runs in Men’s A cricket when he hit 181 runs against Nagaland in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Ayush recounted his early cricket career in an interview with Indian Express last year: “My grandfather, Laxmikant Naik (Nana), took on the duty of driving me to Don Bosco High School in Matunga every day when I was accepted. I used to practice in Matunga first thing in the morning, go to school, and then practice again in Churchgate. My family used to be concerned about sleep deprivation, but they can now understand the benefits of making the effort.
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