New Delhi, April 6 -- Chennai Super Kings spent Rs.14.20 crore each on Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer at the IPL 2026 auction. Both are uncapped teenagers, bought to add aggression and youth to a middle order that was crying out for it. Together, they cost the franchise Rs.28.40 crore. So far, they have delivered nothing.

In the match against the Punjab Kings at Chepauk, Kartik Sharma

came in at No. 6 at a crucial stage of the innings. He was dismissed for just 1 run by Marco Jansen.

Prashant Veer, making his IPL debut, batted at No. 7 and remained unbeaten. But, he scored just 6 runs from 7 balls. He had almost no opportunity to leave a real mark on the game.

Two matches in, the combined return of CSK's two big-money young buys is a...