Rohit Sharma gifts bat to U19 star Ayush Mhatre in a heartwarming gesture

Rohit Sharma is currently training at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

India ODI skipper Rohit Sharma came up with a heart-warming gesture for Under-19 cricketer Ayush Mhatre by gifting him a bat. The right-handed batsman is currently training in Bengaluru at the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE).

Last month, Rohit visited the BCCI facility for physical assessment tests. The 38-year-old is gearing up for the ODI series against Australia, scheduled to be played from October 19 to 25. He last played for India during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in March, where he led the team to trophy by defeating New Zealand in the final.

Rohit is training in Bengaluru with Mumbai players like Ayush Mhatre and Sarfaraz Khan. Recently, he shared photos and videos of his training sessions on the social media platform Instagram. Earlier, there were reports that he might play for India A against Australia A in the unofficial ODI series. However, he was not named in the squad.

Rohit Sharma gifts bats to Ayush Mhatre

Ayush Mhatre is an emerging Under-19 cricketer from Mumbai, who has represented Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League. The youngster shared a story on Instagram in which he thanked Rohit for gifting him a bat.

“Not just a gift, but an inspiration. Thank You Rohit Sharma,” he captioned the photo.

Ayush gave an impressive performance in IPL 2025. Playing seven matches for CSK, he scored 240 runs at an average of 34.29 and a strike rate of 188.97. He also slammed a half-century in the tournament. However, CSK failed to qualify for the playoffs after finishing at the last spot in the points table.

Rohit last played competitive cricket in IPL 2025. Opening for Mumbai Indians (MI), he slammed 418 runs in 15 games at an average of 29.86 and a strike rate of 149.28 with four fifties. He finished as the second highest run-scorer for his team after Suryakumar Yadav (717).

In May, Rohit announced his retirement from test cricket after leading the side since February 2022. After his retirement, Shubman Gill was named as the new captain of the test team. The veteran Indian batter is only active in ODI cricket and looks forward to playing in ICC Cricket World Cup 2027.

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