After being bought for a whopping price of Rs 25.20 crore, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green looks quite happy and has expressed his excitement to join the Kolkata Knight Riders camp for the upcoming IPL through a video on his X handle.
Unimaginable even by their high standards. The heavy bidding for this lanky Australian batting all-rounder has surprised even him. He has become the most expensive foreign player ever in the history of IPL. Kolkata Knight Riders, the highest earning franchise, has prepared the bait for the big fish.
Cameron Green expressed excitement about joining KKR camp
The Australian all-rounder is currently part of Australia’s campaign in the ongoing Ashes Test series. They will be looking forward to the series decider, which begins tomorrow in Adelaide. Green has also been an important part of Australia’s Test XI.
Amidst his busy schedule, Cameron Green took out time and expressed his excitement to get back into the IPL and join the KKR camp and have a great year.
“Hi, KKR fans!! This is Cam Green here. I’m very excited to be a part of Kolkata for this year’s IPL, to get down to Eden Gardens and get used to the atmosphere. I hope it’s a great year for us. So, see you soon. Ami KKR!!” Cameron Green said in a video on the official X handle of Kolkata Knight Riders.
The first words of our night vita pic.twitter.com/Qmg80QksXj
– KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) 16 December 2025
Ricky Ponting is surprised after Cameron Green makes a stunning bid in mini-auction
After the Australian all-rounder overtook Mitchell Starc to become the most expensive overseas player in the history of the league, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting made a funny comment on the player’s auction price.
Ponting himself is a part of the IPL with Punjab Kings; However, considering his duties as a commentator in the Ashes, he has not been able to travel to Abu Dhabi for the mini-auction.
“We’re hearing over 250 million, I don’t know exactly… but it’s a lot of money,” Ponting said, laughing. The amount is estimated to be between about 2.8 million USD and about 4.2 million Australian dollars (AUD).
That’s about 2.8 million USD or 4.2 million AUD, punter ??? pic.twitter.com/OLuBB73hWq
– ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) 16 December 2025
KKR makes its second big bid with Mathisha Pathirana
Kolkata Knight Riders performed as was expected from them. They had the biggest purse in the auction and were expected to go all out for the two most awaited players in the auction, Cameron Green and Mathisha Pathirana.
After Green’s early dismissal, he went after Mathisha Pathirana. Although the initial bidding was made between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders took charge and bid up to Rs 18 crore for the young Lankan pacer.
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