Karthik Sharma’s big revelation after becoming the record-breaking uncapped Indian, said- Not even after the auction…

By Samira Vishwas On Dec 17, 2025

Kartik Sharma Says he Couldn’t Stop Crying: CSK spent a lot of money on Karthik Sharma in the mini auction held on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi for IPL 2026. This uncapped wicketkeeper batsman was bought by CSK for Rs 14.20 crore. Karthik is jointly ranked first with Prashant Veer as the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history. Prashant was also bought by CSK in the last auction for Rs 14.20 crore.

Karthik Sharma is very happy and excited after being a part of a big and successful franchise like CSK in IPL. The biggest reason for his happiness is MS Dhoni, with whom he will get a chance to play. He said that after becoming a part of Chennai Super Kings, tears were not stopping from my eyes.

What did Karthik Sharma say while talking to JioHotstar?

Speaking on JioHotstar, Kartik Sharma said, ‘First of all, a special thanks to all my family and friends, without their support, I don’t think I would have been able to reach this point. My whole family is very happy. Everyone is celebrating and dancing.”

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Karthik said, ‘I am very excited to play with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and learn from him. When the bidding started, I was afraid that I might miss out. But as the speech increased, I started crying. Even after the speech was over, I continued to cry. I was filled with a feeling of happiness. I don’t have words to express my feeling.”

Karthik trained with CSK last season

Karthik trained with the CSK team last season. Karthik is a wicketkeeper batsman. He is known for his excellent batting in the middle order. This 19-year-old batsman has scored 334 runs in 12 T20 matches at a strike rate of 164. During this period, 28 sixes have come from his bat. His ability to hit sixes made him popular in Ranji Trophy also. It is this ability of his that gave CSK the courage to spend a huge amount on him. (with agency input)