India, April 20 -- Facing MI in their IPL 2025 fixture on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium, CSK handed a debut to 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre. He replaced Rahul Tripathi for the El Clasico clash. Mhatre was roped in after the injury to skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad. Gaikwad has been ruled out for the entire season. (MI vs CSK, IPL 2025 Live Score)

Earlier, Mhatre had been called for a trial to Chennai. It was also reported that CSK opted him as they preferred his aggressive batting approach, acquiring him for Rs.30 lakhs.

Mhatre came to bat in the fourth over of the first innings after the wicket of opener Rachin Ravindra (5). He responded for CSK in the same over, hammering Ashwani Kumar for a four, and then back-to-back sixes in the final three ...