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After the retirement of Rohit and Virat from T20, the Indian team is struggling for a regular opening pair. On one hand, Abhishek Sharma’s explosive batting is setting the game, but on the other hand he is not getting the same support. Ayush can become his second partner.
Ayush Mhatre can become an alternative to Rohit Sharma in Team India.
Ayush Mhatre, who is captaining the Indian team in the Under-19 World Cup, is making a comeback in Team India. This 18 year old young batsman from Mumbai has attracted the attention of the selectors due to his excellent game. Cricket experts believe that if Ayush Mhatre is groomed properly then he can become a great alternative to Rohit Sharma in the Indian team.
Especially after the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in T20, Ayush Mhatre seems to have the potential to become the captain of Team India, which is struggling for the opening pair. Mhatre’s biggest strength is that he also offspins. And by taking 3 wickets each in the last two matches of the Under-19 World Cup, he has proved that he has the ability to perform charisma with both bat and ball.
After the retirement of Rohit and Virat from T20, the Indian team is struggling for a regular opening pair. On one hand, Abhishek Sharma is setting the game by batting brilliantly, but on the other hand, he is not getting the kind of support he should be getting. In the last four T20 series, Shubhman Gill and Sanju Samson were tried as openers along with Abhishek Sharma. Meanwhile, Shubman played some good innings, but Sanju’s performance was not what he is known for. In the recent 5-match series with New Zealand, he could score only 46 runs.
Ayush Mhatre is the new star of Mumbai, Ayush started playing cricket at the age of 5 in Nalasopara area. He used to travel 80 km daily from Virar to Churchgate by train to practice. The special thing is that Dinesh Lad, the coach who prepared Rohit Sharma, is grooming Ayush Mhatre. This is the reason why Rohit Sharma is also visible in Ayush’s batting. He also considers Rohit Sharma as his idol, Ayush himself has said this on many occasions.
Ayush Mhatre is continuously performing well as a player, he also has the captaincy of the Under-19 Indian team, in which he has left a deep impression. In the Under-19 World Cup, he led the team to the semi-finals by winning all five matches.
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