Ex-India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin responded to a social media user who claimed that the prices of uncapped players like Kartik Sharma, bought by CSK for ₹14.2 crore, went high at IPL 2026 auction because Ashwin "leaked everything". "Gosh! The rest of the teams don't see cricket, you mean?" Ashwin said. Ashwin had earlier stated Kartik Sharma could trigger bidding war.