Tejasvi Singh’s rise has been swift and eye-catching. Unsold in the TATA IPL 2025 Mega Auction, the 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Delhi turned heads soon after by smashing 114 off 78 balls on his List A debut, an innings that included six sixes. That knock, along with his growing domestic impact, sparked a bidding war in the 2026 auction, where Kolkata Knight Riders secured him for INR 3 Crore, ten times his base price, fending off interest from Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. Despite limited experience, just 14 white-ball matches, Tejasvi has already shown his six-hitting prowess, clearing the ropes 17 times. In T20s, he has struck at an impressive 168.65 from a small sample size of four innings. KKR see him as a high-upside middle-order option. If he translates his domestic promise onto the IPL stage, Tejasvi could add a new dimension to their finishing firepower this season.