KKR Splurge On Cameron Green; Uncapped Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma Go To CSK For Big Money

KKR Splurge On Cameron Green; Uncapped Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma Go To CSK For Big Money

Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking Rs 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and Rs 18 crore to acquire the services of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the Indian Premier League players' auction.

We wanted Prashant and Kartik, and that's why stopped bidding for Green: CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan - IND Vs SA T20

Kasi Viswanathan ( PC- X) The 2026 IPL auction saw a paradigm shift in Chennai Super Kings’ philosophy. They went to the auction with a purse of Rs 43.4 crore and spent Rs 28.4 crore of those to sign up two uncapped young Indian cricketers. Prashant Veer, 20, and Kartik Sharma, 19, became CSK players for Rs 14.2 crore each. The changed philosophy started to take shape midway into the last season, through the acquisitions of Ayush Mhatre, Urvil P…