The discussion regarding IPL 2026 has intensified. The tournament is starting from 28th March. Earlier, former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni advised a player who was bought in the auction for Rs 14.2 crore to save money. So let us know who this player is and why Dhoni gave him such advice.

This player is none other than 20 year old uncapped young all-rounder Prashant Veer. Prashant was included in their squad by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by paying a huge amount. Dhoni gave important advice to Prashant, who became a millionaire at such a young age, and advised him to avoid unnecessary expenditure.

Dhoni’s advice to Prashant Veer

While talking to Sportstar, Prashant said that till now we (Dhoni and I) have not talked much about cricket. He has asked me to save money and not spend it unnecessarily.

Got a chance in IPL for the first time

This is the first time that Prashant has been included in the IPL by any team. Now it remains to be seen whether Prashant gets a chance in the playing eleven after spending such a huge amount or not.

Prashant Veer’s career

Talking about Prashant’s career, Prashant, who plays domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh, has so far played 3 First Class, 8 List-A and 9 T20 matches. Left arm spinner Prashant is capable of batting as well as bowling. In first class, he took 2 wickets and scored 7 runs in batting. Apart from this, took 10 wickets and scored 133 runs in List-A. In the remaining T20, Prashant took 12 wickets and scored 112 runs.

The schedule of the second phase of IPL is yet to come.

At present, only the schedule of the first phase of IPL has been revealed, in which the schedule of the first 20 matches has been released. The first phase of the schedule was released due to the elections to be held in five states this year. However, the election dates have been announced. In such a situation, the schedule of the second phase can come any time.

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