Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025: Big money purchases made during the IPL 2026 Mini Auction are proving just as assiduous at home as they would like everyone else to believe. Uttar Pradesh all-rounder Prashant Veer, bought for a record 14.20 crores at the auction, made a statement in the Vijay Hazare Trophy with a match-winning display on his very first outing.
Veer came up with an outstanding performance in UP’s 84-run victory over Hyderabad at Rajkot, which was led by an imposing 324/5 in 50 overs. Hyderabad was put on the back foot for the majority part of their innings and was bowled out for 240 in 43 overs. Veer led the attack with restraint and fetched three wickets with an excellent economy rate of 4.70. It was an outstanding display for a man who has just fetched a record auction fee.
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Veer is one of the key highlights in this season, with the young player being bid Rs 14.20 crores in a mini-auction in IPL 2026, going at the same price of Kartik Sharma, who joined Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan. Both Veer and Kartik Sharma were termed to be the most expensive uncapped players in IPL at this point in time. Veer has played for Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, whereas Kartik Sharma has not been selected in Rajasthan’s squad in the competition.
Another player drawing a lot of attention is Auqib Nabi Dar from Jammu and Kashmir. Picked up by Delhi Capitals for a price of Rs 8.40 crores, which is almost 28 times his base price of Rs 30 lakh, Aqib drew a lot of bidding from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Auqib Nabi Dar leads J&K to a victory
But support came from behind him, where Dar put in an impressive performance while bowling against Chandigarh. He bowled economically and took two wickets while giving an economical performance, conceding an unbelievable 3.25 runs per over, as Chandigarh lost their wickets and were bowled out for 208 in 39.5 overs. Jammu and Kashmir won easily in return, thanks to an unbeaten 209-run partnership between Shubham Khajuria and Kamran Iqbal.
