Mumbai’s young opener Ayush Mhatre has been called up by Chennai Super Kings for trials at Chepauk, sparking talk that he could be a late addition to their squad for IPL 2025. The 17-year-old went unsold in the IPL auction last November in Jeddah, but he now has a chance to make it into CSK as a replacement if any player gets injured or becomes unavailable.
Mhatre traveled from Rajkot to Chennai, where he is now attending the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy zonal camp for Under-19 players.
“Yes, we’ve called him for trials. He has impressed our talent scouts. If there’s any need, we’ll do that. We’re not picking anybody, it’s just a trial,” he was quoted as saying by TOI.
CSK had invited Mhatre for trials in November last year, just before the IPL auction.
Who Is Ayush Mhatre?
The talented young batter had a great debut season for Mumbai in 2024-25. He scored 458 runs in seven matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, averaging 65.42, with two centuries and a fifty. In the Ranji Trophy, he made 471 runs in eight matches at an average of 33.64, including two hundreds and a fifty. His best knock was 176 against Maharashtra.
A young teenage batter has caught the attention of CSK’s top management and talent scouts with his impressive performances. Meanwhile, CSK has had a tough start to the season, managing just one win from three matches and currently sitting in seventh place on the IPL points table.
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