Atharva Taide

Chennai Super Kings face a setback as Ayush Mhatre is out of IPL 2026 due to a hamstring injury. This adds to their existing injury concerns. The team is now looking for replacements to maintain their momentum. Several players like Deepak Hooda, Swastik Chikara, Atharva Taide, Manan Vohra, and Yash Dhull are being considered to fill the void.

Chennai Super Kings sparked controversy by retiring out Ayush Mhatre on 59 during their IPL 2026 clash against Delhi Capitals. Despite his strong knock and partnership with Sanju Samson (115*), CSK opted for Shivam Dube to accelerate late scoring. While the move worked, fans called it “very odd,” questioning the rare tactical decision to remove a well-set batter.

Atharva Taide’s (144, 66b; with 17x4, 7x6) swashbuckling century guided Mumbai Customs to a convincing 56-run win over Air India during their Group A match of the 17th DY Patil T20 Cup in Navi Mumbai on Monday.

Vidarbha, led by new captain Jitesh Sharma, is set to begin their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign against Odisha. The team boasts a formidable batting lineup with T20 specialists like Atharva Taide and Apoorva Wankhade. Their performance could impact the upcoming IPL auctions.

Experienced batter Faiz Fazal will lead a strong 18-member Vidarbha squad for the Ranji Trophy beginning January 13.

Vidarbha's Atharva Taide scored his third first-class century, guiding Vidarbha to 261 for three on Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Karnataka. Yash Rathod and Dhruv Shorey made significant contributions. Vidwath Kaverappa and Hardik Raj took important wickets. Karun Nair and Akshay Wadkar are unbeaten. Vasuki Koushik and Vijaykumar Vyshak bowled well.

Vidarbha's bid to post comprehensive win in their inaugural match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (Group B) was thwarted by an inspired Meghalaya at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Thursday.

Atharva Taide is pretty popular figure in Indore, thanks to his exploits in Cooch Behar final against Madhya Pradesh in 2017-18 season.

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl against Punjab Kings, who will be led by Sam Curran, in their IPL match in Mullanpur on Saturday. Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin will miss out with Rovman Powell and Tanush Kotian coming in for RR.

Vidarbha dished out a disciplined bowling performance to register a dominant nine-wicket win over Rajasthan and storm into the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday.

Karun Nair's 90-run knock was the highlight of the day as Vidarbha posted 460 all out in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal against Karnataka in Nagpur on Saturday. Resuming the second day on 261 for three after Atharva Taide's century and Yash Rathod's 93, Vidarbha rode on Nair's innings to post a big first-innings total.

Attacking batsman Faiz Fazal will lead Vidarbha in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, the national ODI championship, while Akshay Wadkar will be his deputy.

Vidarbha on Monday registered the second biggest margin victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament with a 167-run thumping of Manipur in their Plate group match.

Experienced opener Faiz Fazal will lead the Vidarbha team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning February 20. Wicketkeeper-batsman Akshay Wadkar has been chosen as Faiz's deputy in the 22-member squad for the national 50-over championship.

The way Civil Lines wicket was rolled for the final encounter, it was nothing but easy to predict that the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy champion would be adjudged on the basis of batting prowess of the two teams.

Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and decided to field first against Delhi Capital in their do-or-die Indian Premier League match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Wednesday.

Young Maharashtra batsman Pawan Shah smashed 282, the second highest individual score in U-19 internationals, along with six consecutive boundaries in an over as India posted a mammoth 613 for 8 against Sri Lanka on the second day of the final Youth Test on Wednesday.

Wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma made comeback after two years, while opener Akshay Kolhar was rewarded for his consistent performances in the local cricket circuit as the Suhas Phadkar-led selection panel announced the squad for the opening match of the Ranji Trophy against Andhra from December 9-12.

Vidarbha defeated Bengal by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Vidarbha successfully chased a target of 213 runs with 13 balls to spare. Karun Nair, Shubham Dubey, and Atharva Taide played explosive innings to lead their team to victory. With this win, Vidarbha remains at the top of Group D with three wins from three matches. Umesh Yadav's five-wicket haul and Akshay Karnewar's key wickets also contributed to Vidarbha's success.

Attacking players Atharva Taide, Darshan Nalkande and Jitesh Sharma brought a sea of change in Vidarbha's approach in limited overs domestic tournaments this year. Their match-defining show not only took Vidarbha to knockouts of T20s and one-dayers but also booked their IPL ticket in the auctions for the 2022 edition.

Vidarbha skipper Atharva Taide (99 off 148 balls) did everything he could to chase the difficult 304-run target against Gujarat on Sunday.

Before the start of the season, Punjab Kings had named Jitesh Sharma as Shikhar Dhawan's deputy but England all-rounder Sam Curran walking out to lead the franchise on Saturday saw a few heads rolling. At the toss, Curran informed that regular skipper Dhawan sat out with a niggle.

Yash Thakur proved he has completely recovered from his injury with a three-wicket haul to help Vidarbha notch up fourth win on the trot in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Jaipuriya Vidyalaya ground here on Wednesday.

"Atharva, ek bada score hona agar next level ke liye highlight hona hai to... 100 se kuch nahi hota aaj kal." This was the advice from one of the Vidarbha players to under-19 skipper Atharva Taide before the Cooch Behar Trophy final began on Sunday.

Vidarbha achieved a remarkable win against Andhra Pradesh by 74 runs in their Ranji Trophy opener, overcoming an initial setback of being all out for 118. Contributions from Taide, Mokhade, Malewar, and bowlers Thakare and Dubey pivotal in turning the game on Day 4.

Unbeaten so far, Vidarbha would face their toughest challenge when they take on a resurgent Karnataka in the semifinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Saturday.

With title defenders Saurashtra pitted against former champions Vidarbha, the third round Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match at Nagpur is likely to be an absorbing contest.

Vidarbha opener Atharva Taide was offered three contracts from as many clubs in the UK after he emerged as the top run-getter (1,170 runs) in the ECB Northern League (Division-1) in September 2021. Though the contracts were better than the existing one with Lancaster CC, his coach Umesh Patwal told Taide to come back home without signing any deal.