Ravichandran Ashwin expressed his dismay over the Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) management of Ayush Mhatre's injury during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mhatre, who was already wearing a knee strap, was visibly limping while running between wickets but was still allowed to continue batting. Ashwin described the scenes as 'shocking' and questioned why Mhatre was not retired hurt given his condition. He criticized CSK's medical response and suggested that their injury management practices have been consistently poor, citing the case of Deepak Chahar, who has faced numerous injuries while playing for CSK but performed well for Mumbai Indians. Ashwin emphasized that effective injury management should begin before the season and continue throughout, drawing from his own experiences with injury monitoring at Rajasthan Royals. He expressed concern that repeated injuries could hinder team performance and player availability.