Less than 24 hours after becoming the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) most expensive overseas player at Rs 25.20 crore, Cameron Green did not have a good outing in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26 encounter at Adelaide Oval. Walking into bat at no.5 in the first over of second session, Green was dismissed for a two-ball duck by England’s tearaway pacer Jofra Archer.
Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) new recruit played the ball towards mid-wicket and Brydon Carse pulled off a stunning catch as Archer bagged two wickets in first three balls after the lunch break.
Since his return to the Test side after recovering from injury, Green is yet to register a big score. His only fifty in Test cricket this year came against West Indies in July 2025. In the ongoing Ashes 2025-26, he registered scores of 24 and 45 in the first two Tests.
Meanwhile, the pacer who dismissed him, England’s Archer was retained by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) for Rs 12.50 crore.
KKR open coffers for Green
While Mumbai Indians (MI) started the bid and Rajasthan Royals (RR) gave up halfway due to lack of funds, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and KKR engaged in an intense bidding war at the auction. In the end, KKR roped him in for Rs 25.20 crore, the highest for an overseas player and the most expensive player in IPL mini-auction history. The previous record for both belonged to Mitchell Starc at Rs 24.75 crore.
Green has already confirmed that he will play as an all-rounder. He was listed as a batter at the auction only because his manager ticked the wrong box.
“I’m so excited to be part of Kolkata for this year’s IPL, to get down to the Eden Gardens, get used to that atmosphere, and hope it’s a great year for us. So, see you soon," Green said in a video shared by KKR on December 16.
Why Green won’t get entire Rs 25.20 crore?
While Green made his IPL debut for MI, he has represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as well. The Australian pace-bowling all-rounder missed the mega auction as he had a back surgery and wanted to fit for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final. That’s the reason why he won’t get the entire Rs 25.20 crore as the maximum cap for a player in mini-auction is Rs 18 crore. The remaining Rs 7.20 crore will go to the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) welfare fund.