Chennai Super Kings’ Kartik Sharma played well during an IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday. He was bought by CSK for a record sum of Rs 14.2 crore, and scored 71 off 42 with six fours and five sixes. He also looked confident and solid at the crease as he smashed the LSG bowlers all around the park as well.

Meanwhile, former India player Kris Srikkanth praised him and said he proved him wrong. He remarked in a video on his YouTube channel, “I’ve not been pro-Kartik Sharma, but I was very impressed with this knock. He took on Prince Yadav quite a bit, knowing he’s the most dangerous bowler. Once he got set, he looked deadly. I never expected Kartik Sharma to play so well on this wicket. I thought he shouldn’t have even played this game. But he made me eat back my words.”

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“The only thing is, he plays several dots after hitting a six or a four. He has to learn how to take a single after a six and give the strike to Dewald Brevis. Brevis lost momentum because he didn’t get strike in the partnership with Kartik Sharma. Though they got sixes, they allowed Shahbaz Ahmed to escape on this wicket. But CSK should have scored 200 for the way Kartik Sharma and Dewald Brevis played,” he further added.

Talking about the match, Mitchell Marsh scored 90 runs in just 38 balls, with nine fours and seven sixes, as LSG beat CSK by seven wickets. His knock helped LSG reach home in the 188-run chase without losing a wicket as well.