The five-time IPL winners are now focusing on the next season
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) became the first team to get knocked out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs after their loss against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) last night. There is already a notion from their past few games that the five-time winners are focusing on the next season, giving youngsters a chance.
CSK handed the likes of Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, and Dewald Brevis their debuts in the ongoing season. It is now understood that the CSK management has called up another domestic sensation, Urvil Patel. The news was revealed by former India opener Wasim Jaffer.
Jaffer said while speaking on ESPNCricinfo, “I’ve heard, I’ve got back room news that CSK have called Urvil Patel, the guy who got a couple of hundreds in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy. I’m surprised that he was not picked by any franchise.”
Earlier today, his family members also confirmed his association with the IPL team.
Urvil Patel family members confirms that CSK have signed Urvil Patel as replacement for this Season.
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Urvil Patel – 26 YO WK Batsman who scored a 28 ball century in SMAT and 41 ball century in VHT ! pic.twitter.com/QilTvzLK91
He is replacing the 22-year-old keeper-batter Vanshi Bedi, who picked up an injury ahead of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Bedi was seen limping during the practise session and had to be helped out of the ground.
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Urvil Patel stole the headlines last year after hammering a century in just 28 balls during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Tripura. In the process, he became the fastest Indian to score a T20 century. He surpassed Rishabh Pant’s previous record by four deliveries. Globally, it stands as the second-quickest century in men’s T20 cricket. Only Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan has registered a faster one in 27 balls. Interestingly, this explosive display came shortly after he went unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
Just a week after his 28-ball blitz, Patel repeated his heroics with another ton off 36 balls against Uttarakhand. He also delivered an impressive 41-ball century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Arunachal Pradesh in 2023. He is ranked among the fastest century-makers in Indian List A cricket history.
For the unversed, Urvil Patel was also previously a part of the Gujarat Titans squad during the IPL 2023. Though he did not feature in any games that season.
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