{"id":22913,"date":"2025-12-16T20:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=672179"},"modified":"2025-12-16T20:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:48:02","slug":"ipl-2026-auction-csk-snap-up-rahul-chahar-for-rs-5-20-crore-in-accelerated-round-after-earlier-snub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-auction-csk-snap-up-rahul-chahar-for-rs-5-20-crore-in-accelerated-round-after-earlier-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 auction: CSK snap up Rahul Chahar for Rs 5.20 crore in accelerated round after earlier snub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian leg-spinner <strong>Rahul Chahar<\/strong> found a late lifeline at the <strong>IPL 2026 mini-auction<\/strong>, with <strong>Chennai Super Kings (CSK)<\/strong> signing him for <strong>Rs 5.20 crore<\/strong> in the accelerated round after he went <strong>unsold earlier at his base price of Rs 1 crore<\/strong> in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>The late bidding came as a turnaround for Chahar, who surprisingly failed to attract interest in the initial rounds despite being one of the more experienced Indian spinners in the auction pool.<\/p>\n<h3>Rahul Chahar\u2019s IPL record<\/h3>\n<p>Across <strong>79 IPL matches<\/strong>, Rahul Chahar has picked up <strong>75 wickets<\/strong> at an average of <strong>28.67<\/strong> and an economy rate of <strong>7.72<\/strong>, with best bowling figures of <strong>4\/27<\/strong>. Known for his control and ability to bowl in the middle overs, Chahar has been a consistent option across franchises.<\/p>\n<h3>Proven IPL pedigree<\/h3>\n<p>Chahar was a key part of <strong>Mumbai Indians\u2019 title-winning squads in 2019 and 2020<\/strong>, taking a combined <strong>28 wickets<\/strong> across those two seasons and often operating under pressure. Over the years, he has represented multiple teams, including <strong>Rising Pune Supergiant (2017)<\/strong>, <strong>Mumbai Indians (2018\u20132021)<\/strong>, <strong>Punjab Kings (2022\u20132024)<\/strong>, and <strong>Sunrisers Hyderabad (2025)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>2025 season<\/strong>, Chahar was picked up by SRH for <strong>Rs 3.20 crore<\/strong>, but featured in only one match before being released ahead of the 2026 auction.<\/p>\n<h3>Why CSK moved late<\/h3>\n<p>Despite going unsold initially, CSK moved decisively in the accelerated round, pushing the price up to <strong>Rs 5.20 crore<\/strong>. The franchise has been actively strengthening its spin department, and Chahar\u2019s experience, control, and familiarity with Indian conditions made him an attractive late option.<\/p>\n<h3>Fresh opportunity in yellow<\/h3>\n<p>For Rahul Chahar, the move to CSK offers a chance to reset after a quiet 2025 season. While the auction began with disappointment, the accelerated-round signing ensures the leg-spinner remains a part of the IPL ecosystem, this time with one of the league\u2019s most tactically astute franchises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian leg-spinner Rahul Chahar found a late lifeline at the IPL 2026 mini-auction, with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) signing him\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":43088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}