CSK suffer another injury blow as top-scorer Ayush Mhatre ruled out of remainder of IPL 2026
2 min readApr 21, 2026 03:31 PM IST Chennai Super Kings suffered another setback in their bid to win a sixth Indian Premier League title after Ayush Mhatre was ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 with a hamstring injury. While making the announcement on X, CSK have said that Mhatre’s injury will require a rehabilitation period of 6-12 weeks, which effectively ends his chances of playing a further role for Chennai. The 18-year-old had picked up the injury in the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He seemed to pull his hamstring while taking a second run. He was tended to by the physio a few times in the game, and when he was eventually dismissed, he had to be helped off the field by Ramakrishna Ghosh and the physio Tommy Simsek. Reports suggested that Mhatre underwent scans on Monday to determine the extent of his injury. Chennai are currently eighth in the IPL standings, with just two wins from their six games. Mhatre is not the only player CSK have lost to injury this …









