After CSK's 20-year-old batter Kartik Sharma scored 20(20) in a 204-run chase against LSG, ex-India skipper Kris Srikkanth said, "He was playing for himself." "You sent Kartik Sharma [at number 4], who was taking singles...[instead] all-rounder Shivam Dube should've come," he further said. Kartik Sharma has scored 173 runs with a strike rate of 123.57 in 8 IPL 2026 matches.