Overview

• Ayush Mhatre thanked Rohit Sharma on Instagram, calling the autographed bat “a blessing and a memory of a lifetime.”
• Mhatre earned the U-19 captaincy after standout performances for Chennai Super Kings during IPL 2025.
• Rohit Sharma, who recently retired from Test cricket, first mentored Mhatre by sharing a dressing room in a Ranji Trophy match earlier this year.
• India’s 16-player U-19 squad departs on June 24 for a tour of England running through July 23.
• Promising talents such as Vaibhav Suryavanshi and vice-captain Abhigyan Kundu are among those named in the touring party.