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There is simply a compelling contradiction to the latest teen prodigy from Mumbai — Ayush Mhatre. He has taken to the demands of modern-day cricket similar a duck to h2o but eschews the power of today’s obsessive usage of societal media.
“He is not into societal media. He is not into it astatine all. All that helium does successful 24 hours is lone practise and deliberation astir cricket,” Mhatre’s puerility manager Prashant Shetty told The Hindu a time aft the 18-year-old smashed a 2nd successive ton successful the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here.
Across his 2 centuries, against Vidarbha and Andhra, Mhatre deed 17 sixes and etched his sanction successful the grounds books arsenic the youngest to people a 100 successful each of the 3 formats.
Though Mhatre changeable into the limelight precocious owing to his T20 exploits, his beardown red-ball fundamentals person helped him succeed.
“When you are doing good successful red-ball cricket, it speaks volumes of your temperament; your basics are good. I deliberation helium is suited for each 3 formats,” Prashant said.
Mhatre is besides blessed with an ecosystem that accepts nonaccomplishment arsenic a byproduct of his earthy game. Making his T20 debut for five-time champion Chennai Super Kings, Mhatre cracked a 15-ball 32 to instrumentality the IPL by tempest this year.
“I deliberation determination was a wide program and a wide connection fixed to him that you tin play your game,” Prashant explained, crediting the franchise for giving the youngster freedom.
With large imaginable comes greater responsibility, and Mhatre has deservedly been named India’s skipper for the under-19 Asia Cup successful Dubai aboriginal this month.
“He is not idiosyncratic who expresses a lot. But arsenic a captain, helium needs to explicit himself... He has go amended aft the stint with CSK. With Dhoni arsenic your captain, you cannot inquire for anyone amended than him,” Prashant said.
