There was expectation heading into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction that the left-arm spinner from Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Veer, might end up getting a franchise in the IPL 2026 auction. But no one was certain about what was to unfold in the bidding war. By the time the auction was happening, the Uttar Pradesh side was practicing.

Prashant Veer was in the team bus as his state team-mate, Rinku Singh, opened his phone to check the bidding of the left-arm spinner, who was finally signed for a massive INR 14.2 crore to the Chennai Super Kings, who perhaps had an eye on him to be the shadow of their long-time servant, Ravindra Jadeja.

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As the price got up and the hammer finally came down, there was a priceless reaction from Prashant as the video went viral. The teammates congratulated him with the spinner looking so happy and excited to get a new chance. That has been the story of the league over the years, where talent meets opportunity.

Prashant Veer gives priceless reaction to be signed by CSK

Veer has been identified from the UP T20 league, where he featured for the Noida Super Kings. The 20-year-old was decent with the bat and ball during the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025/26, where he got 112 runs at a strike rate of over 170 and picked up nine wickets at an economy rate of 6.76.

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“Prashant Veer, given that we needed that kind of skillset with trading Jadeja for Sanju and we identified him as a good talent going forward and filling that spot for us, doing that skillset. As the game has evolved, we might have been a little bit slow to evolve with it. Only halfway through the tournament (IPL 2025), we had a big shift.” CSK’s head coach, Stephen Flemming, expressed.

Along with CSK, the Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals, and others also had interest in the bidding. Even the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stretched themselves to INR 14 crore before finally losing to the Super Kings.