Big bid on Karthik Sharma. (Photo- PTI)
Kartik Sharma In IPL Auction 2026: The biggest surprise in the mini auction of IPL 2026 was Rajasthan’s young wicketkeeper-batsman Karthik Sharma. Many franchises bid heavily for this uncapped player who was only 19 years old and finally Chennai Super Kings (CSK) added him to their team for a huge amount of Rs 14.20 crore. The base price of Karthik was only Rs 30 lakh, but as soon as the bidding started, the price went up rapidly and crossed the crores mark. This amount became one of the most expensive purchases of this mini auction. CSK was keeping an eye on this player for a long time.
Karthik Sharma’s fate is open
Last year, Karthik took part in the trials of Royal Challengers Bangalore, but later he was seen in the pre-season camp of Chennai Super Kings. There was a discussion during the camp that due to injury of a player, he could be included in the team as a replacement, but this could not happen due to lack of auction registration. At the same time, this time he also gave trial for Kolkata Knight Riders. Where he surprised everyone by scoring a century in about 35 balls. KKR was also in the race to buy him in the auction. But CSK won.
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