Young Ayush Mhatre continues to define new boundaries in his cricketing career. After a successful outing as the captain of India’s U19 team in England, he has been named as the captain of Mumbai for the Buchi Babu tournament.
This is a new feather in his hat, in his short career so far. Having captained India at the U19 level abroad, he will now be a part of a team that will have senior players as well.
The Mumbai team, being captained by Mhatre, will include the likes of Khan brothers: Sarfaraz and Mueen. Furthermore, there will be players like Suved Parker, who is named as the deputy of Mhatre, and two all-rounders, Sairaj Patil and Aakash Parkar.
Ayush Mhatre in Domestic cricket
Mhatre has been a revelation ever since he stepped onto the cricketing field. Last season, he made his debut in the first class while representing Mumbai against Maharashtra. And smashed a stellar 176 runs against the team led by Ruturaj Gaikwad.
In the same season, he was phenomenal with the bat in Ranji Trophy as well. In total, he has featured in 9 FC games, and managed to score 504 runs in them. This includes two centuries, batting at an average of 31.
These great performances gained him his maiden IPL call-up, and the player didn’t disappoint. In just 7 games, Mhatre scored 240 runs in the marquee league. He even came tantalizingly close to scoring his first century in the debut season itself.
Mhatre’s record for India U19
In his recent outing with the Indian Under-19 team in England, he struggled in the white ball format. Featuring in 4 ODIs, he could only manage to score 27 runs, with 21 runs coming in a single inning.
However, once the format changed, Mhatre showed his real colours. Featuring in just 2 games in youth tests, he smashed 340 runs from 4 innings.
Following this phenomenal performance, he was asked to carry the baton for India even in Australia, where he will be leading the side in a multi-format tour, which will feature 2 One Day games and 2 four-day games, starting September 21.
Mumbai in the Buchi Babu tournament
Coming to Mhatre, leading Mumbai in the Buchi Babu tournament. The player is currently present at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, and will directly travel to Chennai for the tournament, which starts from August 18.
Mumbai squad: Ayush Mhatre (C), Musheer Khan, Divyansh Saxena, Sarfaraz Khan, Suved Parkar (VC), Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Harsh Aghav, Sairaj Patil, Aakash Parkar, Aakash Anand (WK), Hardik Tamore (WK), Shreyas Gurav, Yash Dicholkar, Himanshu Singh, Royston Dias, Sylvester D’Souza, Irfan Umair.
