New record in IPL auction
Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma have won the title of the most expensive uncapped players in the IPL auction. Five-time IPL winning team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought these two young players for Rs 14.2 crore.
Prashant Veer’s quote
The base price of left-handed batsman Prashant Veer was Rs 30 lakh. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) first showed interest in purchasing him, after which Mumbai Indians also participated in the bidding.
CSK tried to include Prashant in their team by making a bid of Rs 1.30 crore. During this time, Rajasthan Royals also joined this competition.
Sunrisers Hyderabad surprised everyone by making a bid of Rs 6.80 crore, but eventually CSK was successful in including Prashant in their team.
Prashant Veer’s performance
20-year-old Prashant Veer has taken 2 wickets in 2 first class matches and 12 wickets in 9 T20 matches at an average of 16.66. Apart from this, he has also scored 112 runs at an average of 28.
Karthik Sharma’s quote
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians, Lucknow Super Giants, Kolkata Knight Riders, CSK and Sunrisers Hyderabad have shown interest in buying 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Karthik Sharma, who scored a century in the Ranji Trophy. Ultimately, CSK bought Karthik for Rs 14.20 crore at the base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Karthik Sharma’s record
Karthik has played 8 First Class, 9 List-A and 12 T20 matches, which includes 2 centuries in List-A cricket and 3 centuries in First Class.
previous records
Earlier, the record of the most expensive uncapped player in the IPL auction was in the name of Avesh Khan, who was bought for Rs 10 crore in IPL 2022. In IPL 2021, CSK spent Rs 9.25 crore on Krishnappa Gautam.
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