Chennai Super Kings have included Ayush Mhatre in the team as a replacement for Rituraj Gaikwad. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad was ruled out of the entire tournament due to an elbow fracture, after which MS Dhoni is leading the team. The CSK team, which is struggling to find a proper replacement, has decided to include the young opener from Mumbai in place of Gaikwad.
Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings took this decision on Saturday. He (Ayush Mhatre) is not yet associated with the team, he can join the CSK team within the next few days. The franchise has asked him to join immediately. Let us tell you that Mhatre’s base price in the IPL auction was Rs 30 lakh, but he remained unsold.
A source close to the CSK management told Cricbuzz, “He will join the team in Mumbai in a few days.” Chennai Super Kings is currently in Lucknow for its 7th match, which will be played on Monday at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium. Currently, the situation of Chennai Super Kings is bad. The team has one win and 2 points in its account. After winning the first match, the team has lost 5 consecutive matches. CSK’s match is on 20 April at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Ayush Mhatre’s cricket record
Mhatre has scored 504 runs in 16 innings played in 9 first class matches, his highest score is 176 runs. He has played 2 centuries and 1 half-century in this. In List A, he has scored 458 runs in 7 innings, in this too he has scored 2 centuries and 1 half-century.
