IPL 2026 Auction: Uncapped Players Become Millionaires, CSK's Record Spend Shocks Cricket World

• IPL 2026 mini-auction saw franchises heavily invest in uncapped domestic youngsters, a shift from foreign stars.
• CSK made history by spending a record Rs. 14.20 crore each on uncapped all-rounders Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma.
• Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma are now the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history.
• Other teams like Delhi Capitals (Auqib Dar for Rs. 8.40 crore), LSG (Mukul Choudhary for Rs. 2.60 crore), and KKR (Tejaswi Singh for Rs. 3 crore) also acquired young talent.
• Well-known young players like Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, and Yash Dhull surprisingly remained unsold.

Why It Matters: IPL 2026 auction marked a strategic shift, with uncapped youngsters becoming millionaires and CSK leading the charge.