Green finds form but KKR's woes continue
Six games, no wins - what is going wrong for Kolkata Knight Riders? There has been plenty of discussion around the form of Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, who became the IPL's most expensive overseas signing and the third-most expensive player ever when KKR signed him for 25. 2 crore (£2.
1m) in December's auction. Green had scored 56 runs in his first five innings before hitting his stride with 79 from 55 balls in the defeat by Gujarat Titans, and is just beginning his return to bowling after a series of injuries.
[Reuters] Six games, no wins - what is going wrong for Kolkata Knight Riders? There has been plenty of discussion around the form of Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, who became the IPL's most expensive overseas signing and the third-most expensive player ever when KKR signed him for 25. 2 crore (£2.
1m) in December's auction. Green had scored 56 runs in his first five innings before hitting his stride with 79 from 55 balls in the defeat by Gujarat Titans, and is just beginning his return to bowling after a series of injuries. He has figures of 1-28 and 0-30 in the two games in which he has bowled.
The price tag has potentially made Green undroppable but there are plenty of other concerns for KKR. Their bowling attack has been hampered by injuries to India internationals Harshit Rana and Akash Deep but in particular, they are struggling to decide on a settled batting line-up. Green himself has been shuffled between positions three, four and six, and found little support from elsewhere even when he did score against Gujarat.