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New Delhi: Rohit Sharma gifted a signed bat to the young prodigy of Mumbai Ayush Mhatre before his departure to England with India U-19 team. The leading player Mhatre who gained popularity with his brilliant performance in the IPL 2025 with CSK will be the captain of the Indian team on the England tour. The young batter an eager follower of Rohit Sharma took the picture with the India ODI captain prior to departing to the England tour. At the Instagram photo Mhatre is shown smiling with Rohit as he held the signed bat given by veteran opener. He also wrote the moving note praying the special gesture.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Ayush Mhatre (@ayush_m255) A bat a blessing and a memory of a lifetime — thank you Rohit da said Mhatre on Instagram. India U-19 will tour England between June 24 and July 23 with five Youth ODIs and two multi-day games against the England U-19 team. India U-19 squad for England tour Ayush Mhatre (Captain) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Vihaan Malhotra Maulyarajsinh Chavda Rahul Kumar Abhigyan Kundu (Vice-Captain & WK) Harvansh Singh (WK) R S Ambrish Kanishk Chouhan Khilan Patel Henil Patel Yudhajit Guha Pranav Raghavendra Mohammed Enaan Aditya Rana Anmoljeet Singh. Ayush Mhatres shares experience of sharing dressing room with Rohit Sharma Earlier this year Ayush Mhatre got a chance in rarest of occasions to share a dressing room with his hero Rohit Sharma during a Ranji Trophy match where the senior batter played against Jammu & Kashmir with his team. Even though Rohit replaced Mhatre in the playing eleven the young man later wrote a heartfelt message to the retiring veteran praising his prowess and thanking him describing in detail as to how he inspired. Mhatre also disclosed that he started playing cricket by observing Rohit Sharma batting and he termed playing alongside his boyhood idol as an out-of- this-world experience. Started playing cricket by watching him bat on television to sharing a dressing room with my idol was such an unreal moment. Lots of learning to take forward said Mhatre. Rohit Sharma is taking a break in cricket since his retirement in Test matches before the England series. The India ODI skipper should be fit to play when the national side embarks on a white-ball tour to Australia.