Tejasvi Singh, who is also known as Tejasvi Dahiya in local cricket, was the most promising player among the uncapped India cricketers at the IPL 2026 small auction held in Abu Dhabi. The Dubai-born 23-year-old basher-wicketkeeper who is still unproven in the international arena was awarded a stunning 3 crore rupees deal from the team that has won the championship three times, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), which was a jump from the base price of Rs. 30 lakhs.
Tejasvi Singh Grabs INR 3 Crore Deal at IPL 2026 Auction
The right-handed batsman was placed in the auction pool at a base price of 30 lakhs and was listed as one of the uncapped players (UWK1). Mumbai Indians (MI), who have won the title five times, were the first to make an offer, and KKR was right behind them. The two clubs were locked in a heated bidding contest that went all the way up to INR 85 lakhs. Then, Rajasthan Royals (RR) made their move while MI, the team with the smallest budget at the IPL 2026 auction, withdrew. Both RR and KKR put up a strong fight to get Tejasvi, but KKR finally managed to sign him for INR 3 crore.
Tejasvi’s arrival will allow KKR to have a flexible batting order. It will also support the tail-enders after the retirement of Andre Russell. If he is selected, he will be a partner with Rinku Singh and Ramandeep Singh to end the innings or can be an opener if Finn Allen is unavailable for any reason. With the legendary MS Dhoni as his idol, Tejasvi, who plays in the lower middle-order, tries to be as good as he was in IPL 2026 and let the world know about him.
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The wicket-keeper batsman was called “Delhi ka de Villiers” for his modern power-hitting skills that he displayed under pressure while playing for Delhi. The championship winner with the batter’s position in the middle order is a mixture of power and the skill of finding gaps, which for sure, has brought the skirmish of several franchises during the IPL auction 2026.
Tejasvi had a remarkable first day in List A cricket through the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), scoring 114 off 78 balls, and crushed both pace and spin at equal levels, thus being a great middle-order asset. His performance at the just-concluded SMAT 2025 included 113 runs scored over 4 innings with a 56.50 average and a 168.65 strike rate, and one fifty.
Tejasvi’s position improved in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025. He was a major contributor for the South Delhi Superstarz and he topped the scoring list with 339 runs in 10 matches at an average of 48.43 and an outrageous strike rate of 190.45, also hitting 29 sixes. This perfect and continuous performance with the bat combined with the excellent wicket-keeping skills made KKR scouts notice him. Besides, in DPL 2025, Tejasvi matched Yuvraj Singh’s record for the fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 cricket, as he scored his 50 off only 12 balls against Purani Dilli, proving that he can hit sixes whenever he wants.
IPL 2026 will be the season of debut for Dahiya in the league where he will be slowly getting chances to play behind established players. Nevertheless, a KKR’s trust in youngsters and a Dahiya’s domestic drive make him one of the rising Indian keepers to watch. It is a high expectation that he will change his powerful batting into an impact in the IPL.