KKR, Cricket Australia seeing red over Cameron Green
Cameron Green, IPL's most expensive overseas player at Rs 25. 20 crore, faces controversy after not bowling for KKR. Cricket Australia clarified he has a lower back injury, a fact KKR was aware of.
This situation has drawn criticism, with experts questioning the value received for an all-rounder who is only batting.
MUMBAI: Australian allrounder Cameron Green, at Rs 25. 20 crore, the IPL’s costliest-ever overseas player, is at the centre of a controversy. When the Aussie didn’t bowl a single over in Kolkata Knight Riders’ defeat to Mumbai Indians in Sunday’s high-profile, high-scoring clash at the Wankhede, it raised questions over why KKR splurged so much on an allrounder who was not being called in to bowl.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! After KKR failed to defend 220 and went down by six wickets, captain Ajinkya Rahane further raised hackles in his reply to why Green didn’t bowl.
“That question you need to ask Cricket Australia,” said Rahane, indicating that the board may have asked Green to avoid bowling. In response, Cricket Australia clarified that Green has a lower back injury and that KKR were fully informed about it. “Cameron has a lower back injury, which is being managed but requires him to abstain from bowling for a short period.