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New Delhi: The mini auction of IPL 2026 has ended and the final squads of all the teams have been revealed. This time Australia’s star all-rounder is in the auction cameron green They were the most expensive, while many uncapped players also received high bids.
in this auction Chennai Super Kings has made an important strategic change. Instead of relying on traditionally experienced players, the team spent large sums of money on young players. This change is surprising everyone, especially this time Prashant Veer And Karthik Sharma By bidding big for.
Young all-rounder from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Prashant Veer Chennai bid Rs 14.20 crore for him, making him the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history. Whereas the wicketkeeper batsman Karthik Sharma CSK also made a bid of Rs 14.20 crore. This bid is the first such effort by Chennai, which shows that the team has started giving priority to young talent.
In the past, CSK had given preference to experienced cricketers over young players. However, this strategy has changed in the last two seasons. in 2018 shane watson And Ambati Rayudu Like after buying experienced players the team won the title of champion. last year Ajinkya Rahane He was bought for just Rs 50 lakh, and he was in good form that season.
chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad Got a chance in IPL 2019 after a long time. However, he did not get the opportunity to play in any match before. In 2020, he was able to debut after a few matches and after that became one of the best batsmen of the team.
Chennai learned from IPL 2025 that success can be achieved only by giving opportunities to young players. last season Ayush Mahatre And Urvil Patel Like the players showed their talent. dewald brevis Also got a chance due to injury, and he impressed everyone with his excellent batting. Now Chennai has decided to give opportunities to the youth, which led to personal investment for Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma.
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