IPL 2026 Ayush Mhatre Injury Update: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seems to be in big trouble in IPL 2026. The player who scored the most runs for the team in the season got injured, information about which was given by the team’s batting coach Michael Hussey. Let us tell you that the team is already worried about injuries. Former captain MS Dhoni has not been able to play a single match due to injury. Now the injury of young batsman Ayush Mhatre has further increased the tension.

Chennai played its last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad last Saturday (April 18). During this match, Ayush was seen in pain while batting. He took the help of physio during the innings. Ayush played an innings of 30 runs in 13 balls with 5 fours and 1 six.

What did the batting coach say on Ayush Mhatre’s injury?

Talking about Ayush Mhatre’s injury, batting coach Hussey said, “He has a hamstring tear. I don’t know how serious it is, we will get it scanned, but it looks very unfortunate for us. It could be a big loss for us, because he is in good touch for us.”

Batsmen who scored the most runs for Chennai

It is noteworthy that Ayush is the highest run scorer for Chennai in the season. He has scored 201 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches at an average of 33.50 and strike rate of 177.88. During this period, he has scored 2 half-centuries.

How many matches will you miss?

Further, Mike Hussey said that the initial signs are not looking good. The true severity of the injury will be known after the scan. The batting coach has not said anything about how many matches Ayush can miss. Probably its information can be revealed only after the scan. Now it will be interesting to see how much loss Chennai would have suffered due to Ayush’s injury.

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