Ayush Mhatre replaces injured Ruturaj Gaikwad in CSK squad for the rest of IPL 2025 | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: In a big mid-season change, Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) have signed Mumbai’s rising star Ayush Mhatre as an harm alternative for Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been dominated out of the rest of IPL 2025 as a result of an elbow harm.
The event was first reported by TimesofIndia.com on Sunday night time, with the IPL formally confirming the transfer on Monday.
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The 17-year-old Mhatre, a highly-rated right-handed batter, joins CSK for Rs 30 Lakh and is predicted to hyperlink up with the squad forward of their upcoming conflict towards Mumbai Indians on April 20.
Mhatre had gone unsold on the IPL mega public sale in Jeddah however caught CSK’s eye throughout mid-season trials in Chepauk earlier this month. He was a part of BCCI’s Underneath-19 zonal camp on the time and was flown in from Rajkot for the trials.

“Sure, we’ve referred to as him for trials. He has impressed our expertise scouts,” CSK MD & CEO Kasi Viswanathan had instructed TOI.
Mhatre had a formidable home season with 458 runs within the Vijay Hazare Trophy and 471 runs within the Ranji Trophy, together with three centuries throughout codecs.
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The blow to CSK got here when Gaikwad sustained an elbow harm throughout the match towards Rajasthan Royals on March 30. Although he performed two video games after that, scoring 5 and 1, he by no means totally recovered. Head coach Stephen Fleming confirmed Gaikwad’s exit earlier than their conflict towards KKR, prompting MS Dhoni to retake the captaincy reins.

In the meantime, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed Karnataka’s Smaran Ravichandran as a alternative for Adam Zampa, who has additionally been dominated out as a result of harm. Ravichandran, a 23-year-old left-hander, additionally joins his workforce for Rs 30 Lakh.