Story of Ayush Monesty: Overcoming depression, father’s sacrifice, change in diet. Cricket news
When 17 year old batsman Ayush Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Indian Premier League (IPL) moved three in 2025 matches against Mumbai Indians (MI), there was a wave of curiosity on the newbie. Mhatre became the youngest cricketer representing CSK, who draws attention to the priority of franchise for experienced players.
“What’s special about him?” Asked fans eagerly. While those well aware of Mumbai cricket were certainly known about their abilities, Matre put it on a show at the Wankhedi Stadium in Mumbai, which tasted their talent. The 17 -year -old scored 32 runs, away from 15 balls, which shocked the fans of the house on this performance of fearlessness. Not a single delivery was out of reach for the matri, who ran his idol for fun in front of Rohit Sharma.
Dinesh Lad, who is the childhood coach of Rohit and Shardul Thakur, as well as the current coach of the Mumbai U -19 cricket team, welcomed the fearlessness of the CSK batter. Dinesh said,
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“I played Ayush’s talent and fluid stroke and said that when we first met at the age of 10. He was still very special about coming on time, despite traveling from Nala Sopra, which is far from Mumbai. Another aspect that shines about Ayush is his hunger to score big runs, which is a factor behind his rapid development,” he said.
The journey of CSK batter looks like a story from a distance. However, this is definitely nothing like that, as is clear from the conversation with the player’s coach Prashant Shetty. Ayush has faced its proper part of conflict over the years, struggling with depression at one point as well as to overcome fitness issues. During these periods of uncertainty, one thing that remains continuously in the life of the batsman is the support of his father Yogesh Mahatre.
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“Ayush’s family is a middle class house based out of Virar. His father Yogesh will meet him for matches at the same time. His job as a banker is to give his son more time a year ago who is definitely a big sacrifice that his family is not rich,” said Prashant.
Ayush’s first dream as a cricketer is to represent India in the U-19 World Cup. However, last year an unexpected shock seemed to derail its aspirations, making the CSK batsman depressed and autocratic.
“Ayush was not selected among the top -30 NCA players last year as he failed to perform in inter -camp matches. He was very sad at that point.
“The Iranian Trophy, Ranji Trophy, were selected for the Indian U -19 team as a result of Ayush’s impressive performance in KACA. Vijay Hazare Trophy And now IPL. I have never seen a cricketer playing so many tournaments at the age of 17. It is like a miracle. However, a major factor that helped him to bounce back during the period of struggle, his mental cruelty, work morality and confidence in their abilities, “he said.
While Ayush put in hard yards on the field, they had to make a mental change in relation to their diet, so that they could maintain the level of fitness required for Excel. The cricketer’s coach indulged in a clear and conscious interaction at the need to cut all forms of unhealthy food, put his foot down in relation to a 17 -year dietary habits.
“I told him,” If you want to play for India, you need to improve your diet and fitness more than anything. If you were looking back to its current fitness levels, there is a huge difference. There was a very conscious conversation, where I had put my feet down and said clearly, ‘To achieve success,’ You have to sacrifice, you have to sacrifice, you have to sacrifice. “
Ayush recorded the highest score in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024/25, scoring 181 off 117 balls in Mumbai match against Nagaland, in the news for his performance. Interestingly, MI and CSK were two franchises who invited the 17 -year -old batsman for trial.
“Ayish Ruturaj was very happy after being signed by CSK as a replacement of Gikwad. We had a conversation after the match against MI, where he mentioned that coaches had words of praise. Even Rohit has given him some suggestions. I can assure two things: First, first, he can definitely hit the ball and the other time, he is the form of fainted.
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