IPL 2025: Mahendra Singh Dhoni impressed with 17-year-old Mumbai batsman, called for trials before auction

IPL 2025: Mumbai's young batsman Ayush Mhatre is performing brilliantly in his debut Ranji season. This opener also scored a century against Maharashtra. 5-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings have their eyes on Ayush Mhatre before the IPL auction. Dhoni is also very impressed with this player.

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Ayush Mhatre

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings have called Mumbai's 17-year-old batsman Ayush Mhatre for trials ahead of the IPL auction. Mhatre has recently performed brilliantly in the Ranji Trophy, in which he has also scored a century. Former Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the team's scouts have been impressed with Mhatre's performance. CSK has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association to allow Mhatre for trials. The trials will take place ahead of the IPL auction to be held in Jeddah on November 24 and 25.

Ayush Mhatre's performance

Ayush Mhatre has made his first class debut for Mumbai this season. He made his debut in the Irani Cup against Rest of India in Lucknow. Mhatre has so far scored 321 runs in five first-class matches at an average of 35.66. He also has a century and a half-century to his name. Playing against Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy, Mhatre played a brilliant innings of 176 runs. This is also his highest score in first-class cricket.

CSK emailed

According to a report in our partner newspaper Times of India, this performance of 17-year-old batsman Mhatre has impressed CSK. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has written an email to MCA secretary Abhay Hadap requesting permission for Mhatre for trials. The email reads, 'CSK's selection trials will be held from November 17 to November 22, 2023 at CSKHPC Navalur ground in Chennai. We request the MCA to allow Ayush Mhatre to participate in the trials.'

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Ayush Mhatre has also been included in Mumbai's probable squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The tournament will start from November 23. CSK has called Mhatre for trials during the six-day break between the fifth round of the Ranji Trophy and the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.