Former India cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath criticised CSK for acquiring Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma for ₹14.2 crore each. "I don't know who gave CSK the suggestion to pick these two. I will be surprised if they score runs. Even if they do, it'll be only through a fluke," he said. Kartik and Prashant scored 1(3) and 6*(7) against PBKS, respectively.