By Admin 
Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma were not even born at the time when Mahendra Singh Dhoni had become a star. When ‘Captain Cool’ was writing a new success story in the initial years of the Indian Premier League, both these cricketers were children.
Nineteen-year-old wicketkeeper batsman Karthik and 20-year-old left-arm spin all-rounder Veer would never have imagined that Chennai Super Kings would spend Rs 14 crore 20 lakh on them and they would share the dressing room with Dhoni.
Only time will tell whether Karthik will get a chance to play with Dhoni and Sanju Samson or whether Veer will be made an alternative to Ravindra Jadeja, but Chennai Super Kings have taken the decision looking towards the future.
The Chennai team, which has always emphasized on experience, has rarely invested in young players who have not been tried, but that was Dhoni’s era and if sources are to be believed, the team management is preparing the team according to the new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Those who know IPL teams closely know that AR Srikkanth, who spent fifteen years with Kolkata Knight Riders, has played an important role in identifying local and global talent.
Now he is the head of talent and player procurement of Chennai team. If they have selected Veer and Karthik, who have a total experience of 21 matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, then there must be something between them.
joy