Aniket Verma was bought for ₹30 lakh in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction 2025 by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, nobody thought that he would hit 16-ball 46 in a practice match held by the team on March 15. A lower-middle-order batter from Madhya Pradesh, Verma shot to fame after he smashed a century against Karnataka U-23.