{"id":6560,"date":"2026-04-21T15:20:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ayush-mhatre-injury-bombshell-csk-youngster-ruled-out-of-ipl-2026-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:50:49","slug":"ayush-mhatre-injury-bombshell-csk-youngster-ruled-out-of-ipl-2026-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ayush-mhatre-injury-bombshell-csk-youngster-ruled-out-of-ipl-2026-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayush Mhatre injury bombshell: CSK youngster ruled out of IPL 2026 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130413008,imgsize-78336,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ayush-mhatre-2004-ipl.jpg\" alt=\"Ayush Mhatre injury bombshell: CSK youngster ruled out of IPL 2026\" title=\"Ayush Mhatre (BCCI\/IPL Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Ayush Mhatre (BCCI\/IPL Photo)\">Ayush Mhatre (BCCI\/IPL Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chennai Super Kings\u2019 top-order batter Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 after sustaining a left hamstring injury during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The franchise confirmed the development in an official statement on Monday, adding that the injury will require a rehabilitation period of six to 12 weeks, effectively ending Mhatre\u2019s campaign this season.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8221;Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 due to a left hamstring injury sustained while batting during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Ayush&#8217;s injury will require a rehabilitation period of 6-12 weeks.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>We wish Ayush a speedy recovery,&#8221;the franchise said in its statement on social media.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Dropped before opening his account, the 18-year-old made SRH pay, smashing Praful Hinge for 24 runs in the third over and racing to 30 off 13 balls (five fours, one six) as CSK surged to 60\/1 in four overs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>However, Mhatre pulled up while attempting a double and was in visible discomfort after picking up a hamstring injury. His restricted movement was evident, and he fell two balls later. The setback proved decisive, swinging momentum SRH\u2019s way as they went on to win by 10 runs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Prior to his injury, Mhatre was in sensational form, emerging as a vital top-order batter for CSK with a strike rate near 180. In 6 matches he had scored 201 runs with a staggering strike rate of 177. 88. He scored two fifties. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Injury Scare for CSK<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have faced significant injury setbacks early in IPL 2026, headlined by veteran MS Dhoni (calf strain), pacer Khaleel Ahmed is also out with a grade 2 quadriceps tear, while Nathan Ellis was previously ruled out and now young batter Ayush Mhatre (hamstring tear) ruled out after a stellar start.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>CSK now face a big challenge, with multiple injuries midway through the season. They may need to look for quick replacements, as the tournament is still long and they must capitalise on the winning momentum they have just built.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ayush-mhatre-injury-bombshell-csk-youngster-ruled-out-of-ipl-2026\/articleshow\/130413020.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayush Mhatre (BCCI\/IPL Photo) Chennai Super Kings\u2019 top-order batter Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 after sustaining a left hamstring injury during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18.The franchise confirmed the development in an official statement on Monday, adding that the injury will require a rehabilitation period [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}