‘Won’t forget the conversation with Virat Kohli’:Ayush Mhatre expresses happiness after meeting India legend in Bengaluru

India’s U-19 World Cup winning captain, Ayush Mhatre, met Virat Kohli at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Saturday, the 18-year-old batter shared a photo with Virat and mentioned that it will be an unforgettable conversation with ‘King’ Kohli. Virat has arrived at the CoE for a fitness test before the ODI series against England, which starts on 14 July. He could not play the ODI series against Afghanistan due to a hamstring injury. Notably, RCB legend has won two back-to-back IPL titles in the IPL history. ‘An unforgettable converstion’: Ayush Mhatre on meeting Virat Kohli After meeting India legend Virat Kohli at the BCCI’s CoE at Bengaluru, U-19 World Cup winning captain Ayush Mhatre shared an emotional message on an Instagram post. He wrote, “An unforgettable conversation with a legend.” Virat Kohli sustained hamstring injury in IPL 2026 final Kohli sustained a hamstring injury during the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final. However, despite the injury, he scored an unbeaten 75 runs and led RCB to their second consecutive championship. His return to the three-match ODI series on the England tour is now considered certain. However, the final decision will be made after the fitness test. Ayush Mhatre was ruled out of IPL 2026 due to injury concerns Ayush Mhatre, who plays for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), also had his IPL 2026 ended midway due to a hamstring injury. Until his exit, he was the team’s highest run-scorer. He scored 201 runs in 6 innings. His average was 33.50 and strike rate was 177.87. During this period, he scored two half-centuries and his best score was 73 runs. Mhatre has an average of 66 in domestic cricket Mumbai’s Ayush has scored 458 runs in 7 List-A matches so far. His average is 65.42, including 2 centuries and one half-century. In 19 T20 matches, he has scored 766 runs at an average of 47.87 and a strike rate of 176.09. He has 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries to his name. Meanwhile, in 22 innings across 13 First-Class matches, he has scored 660 runs. His average is 30, including 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. Ayush Mhatre scored 214 runs in U-19 World Cup campaign Under Mhatre’s captaincy, India won the Under-19 World Cup title this year. He scored 214 runs in 7 matches of the tournament. During this, he scored 3 half-centuries. Besides batting, he also took 7 wickets with his off-spin. Virat Kohli boasts 54 ODI centuries in international cricket 37-year-old Virat Kohli now only plays ODI cricket. He retired from T20 Internationals after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup and from Test cricket in May 2025. Virat has scored 14,797 runs in 299 ODI innings. His average is 58.71. He holds the record for 54 centuries and 77 half-centuries. His best score is 183 runs. Kohli’s excellent form in past one year In the last one year, Virat has scored 891 runs in 16 ODI matches. His average was 68.53 and strike rate was 98.45. During this period, he scored 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries. His best score was 135 runs. He also played a crucial role in India winning the Champions Trophy last year. Since the Australia tour, he has scored 616 runs in 9 matches. During this period, his average was 88 and strike rate was 106.39. He scored 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries. In his last ODI series against New Zealand this year, he was also the highest run-scorer for India with 240 runs.