Prashant Veer: Chennai Super Kings showered money on uncapped Indian Prashant Veer in the IPL 2026 mini auction. Bought him for Rs 14.20 crore. The left-hander bats brilliantly and knows how to do wonders with the ball as well. Dhoni is the favorite player.
Prashant Veer in IPL Mini Auction 2026: Indian all-rounder Prashant Veer has created a new history in the IPL 2026 mini auction. Chennai Super Kings have spent a lot of money in the auction on this player who was unknown till now. UP’s left arm spinner has been bought for Rs 14.20 crore. Apart from the ball, he also knows how to perform amazingly with the bat. He comes from Amethi, UP. This young player has played 2 first-class cricket and 9 T20 matches. As a bowler, he has taken 12 wickets, while scoring 112 runs in 20-20. His biggest strength is his strike rate, which is around 170.
There was a stir in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Uncapped Indian all-rounder Prashant Veer has shown excellent performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025. This season he has scored 112 runs at an average of more than 37, while taking 9 wickets. The strike rate of his batting has been around 170. He has taken all the wickets in which the economy rate is less than 7. This is quite tremendous in terms of T20. Apart from this, he is also very active in fielding. In such a situation, CSK has got a good option in place of Ravindra Jadeja in the form of Prashant Veer.
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I like MS Dhoni
Prashant Veer has got a place in the team of MS Dhoni, whom he considers his best. Actually, this player had said during an interview that he wants to play only one season for Chennai Super Kings in IPL. He likes Mahendra Singh Dhoni. His luck also supported him completely and that is why today he has got a place in this team. Prashant considers Yuvraj Singh as his favorite player. He had dreamed of becoming a cricketer after watching UV play in the 2011 World Cup.
Career could have been ruined due to injury
All-rounder Prashant Veer suffered a serious injury at the National Stadium in Delhi, due to which his career could have been ruined. It happened that during a match, he went to take a catch, but during that time the ball hit his eyes. He had 7 stitches near his eye. His luck was good that his eyes were not damaged. After that he made a comeback and gave a stellar performance in the Under 23 State A Trophy. He created havoc with the bat and scored 376 runs in 7 matches, in which he hit 19 sixes. He batted at an average of around 94. Apart from this, 18 wickets were taken with the ball.
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