IPL 2026: Debt-ridden father’s dream came true, CSK’s Karthik Sharma scored the first explosive half-century in Dhoni style.

Tezzbuzz Desk- With Chennai Super Kings’ victory over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, a new star also emerged – 20-year-old young batsman Karthik Sharma. Karthik, who entered as an impact player in the middle order, not only played the biggest innings of his IPL career, but also gave new heights to his struggle and the dreams of his family.

In this important match against Mumbai Indians, Karthik Sharma played a brilliant inning of 54 not out and along with captain Rituraj Gaikwad, played an important role in helping the team win. In this innings, he hit 4 fours and 3 sixes and won everyone’s hearts with his match-winning performance.

His celebration after the match also became a topic of discussion, when he did ‘Gun Celebration’ in the style of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This is the same style which Dhoni had adopted many times in his early career. Karthik told that behind his innings was the advice of “Mahi Bhaiya”, in which he had said to play by seeing the ball and timing it, not with power.

This success of Karthik Sharma is not just the victory of a player but also the story of his family’s struggle. His father Manoj Sharma had even sold his shop to make his son a cricketer and was drowned in a debt of Rs 27 lakh. Despite the weak financial condition of the family, he did not let his son’s dream be shattered.

Karthik Sharma received a huge bid of Rs 14.20 crore in the IPL 2026 mega auction, making him the most expensive uncapped player this season. Although his performance in the first five matches was disappointing and he could score only 58 runs, but he proved himself in the sixth match against Mumbai.

After this inning, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming also praised him and called him a great talent. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said that Karthik is not only a power hitter, but his technical game is also very strong, which was clearly visible in this match.

This innings of Karthik Sharma is considered to be the turning point of his career, which not only proved his talent but also showed that hard work and struggle never go in vain.