MI all-rounder Cameron Green has been traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Cameron Green, who was bought for a whopping ₹17.5 crore at the auction last December, featured in 16 matches. The Australian had an impressive start to the IPL, hitting an unbeaten century and two half-centuries while also taking six wickets. Trade has been carried out as per the existing player fee.
On 19th of December 2023, the cricketing world witnessed the moment of history being made during the grand mini IPL 2024 auction held at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai. Like records being shattered by batters on the cricket field by scoring runs or by bowlers taking wickets, here at the arena 10 franchises locked horns with their respective available purses and strategies only to create new records in the cricketing league history. IPL 2024 promises to be a thriller if we go through to the auction.
With over 333 players capped and uncapped going under the hammer, the flavor of the season was clearly the Australians who had the major impact over all the world in the year 2023 winning two most coveted trophies The ICC World Test Championship and The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.It was clearly evident that the likes of star players like Travis Head, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins who in the view of the upcoming T20I World cup making themselves available for the auction will go hammers and tongs and acquire huge prices.
Also in the trade window Australians came out on Top especially when Royal Challengers Bangalore spend whopping 17.5 crores on Australian upcoming young talent and budding All rounder Cameron Green.
Hardly anyone in the cricketing world could speculate that one of the worlds richest league IPL would grab the eyeballs of the whole world within the few hours of the auction and will witness a new record set by Pat Cummins to get 20.50 crores from Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH) to be broken within next few minutes of the hammer by his fellow Australian teammate Mitchell Starc who secured a whopping historic price of 24.75 crores from Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR).
Cameron Green’s performance for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023
MI all-rounder Cameron Green has been traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Green, who was bought for a whopping ₹17.5 crore at the auction last December, featured in 16 matches. The Australian had an impressive start to the IPL, hitting an unbeaten century and two half-centuries while also taking six wickets. Trade has been carried out as per the existing player fee.
This action coincides with the successful completion by the Mumbai Indians of another high-profile all-cash deal to acquire all-rounder Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans. Cameron Green’s quickfire 26-ball 44 in the iconic chase against Rajasthan Royals and his century in the final league game to carry MI into the playoffs will be his monumental performances in the IPL for MI.
“With Hardik Pandya drafted in ( ₹15 INR) and Green released ( ₹17.5 cr INR), the purse with Mumbai Indians going into the IPL 2024 Auction of was now 17.75cr INR,” as stated by the Mumbai Indian official
However Former Indian cricketer now commentator Sunil Gavaskar feels that inclusion of sensational Australian all rounder Cameron Green would be a vital for RCB in 2024 IPL with the existing stars like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf Du Plessis to their names.
Cameron Green will have to perform better than last year- Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar feels Cameron Green will have to perform better for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2024 than he did for the Mumbai Indians (MI) last season if the Bengaluru-based franchise are to recover the price they paid for him.
RCB acquired Green for ₹17.50 crore from MI ahead of the IPL 2024 auction. The trade also allowed the Mumbai-based franchise to acquire Hardik Pandya from the Gujarat Titans (GT).
During a discussion on Star Sports, Gavaskar was asked whether Green is likely to perform in the batting-friendly conditions at the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s home ground. He responded:
“This player will have to perform better than last year because of the price you bought him for. Yes, I agree he scored a century as well for the Mumbai Indians last year. However, he will have to perform better than that because you should recover the price you bought him for and the Mumbai Indians didn’t recover that,”
The former India captain expects Green to deliver with the bat.
“If RCB have to recover the price, he has to do something not only in batting but bowling as well. He can deliver with the bat because he has that ability. He can play the big shots. He is well-organized in batting,” Gavaskar added.
However, Gavaskar wasn’t convinced of the Australian all-rounder’s ability with the ball. He stated:
“I won’t depend on his bowling. He just has a long follow through and nothing more than that. People say he can hit the top of the bat. We didn’t see that in Australia as well. He was probably not 100% fit at that time.”
Green amassed 452 runs at a strike rate of 160.28 in 16 innings for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023. However, he was found slightly wanting with the ball, picking up six wickets in 38 overs at an economy rate of 9.50.
I feel Cameron Green will be a finisher- Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar was further asked about Cameron Green’s likely batting position in the Royal Challengers Bangalore lineup. He replied:
“I feel he will be a finisher only because they already have top-order batters. (Rajat) Patidar will play at No. 3. Your top two will be Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli. (Glenn) Maxwell will come at No. 4.”
The cricketer-turned-commentator opined that the big-hitting all-rounder is unlikely to get the No. 3 position.
“Maxwell can play both roles. He can score runs up the order and can play as a finisher as well. Cameron Green might get a chance to play after him. I will be surprised if he gets a chance to bat at No. 3,” Gavaskar said.
Green has opened in seven of his eight T20I innings for Australia. He managed just two runs off seven deliveries on the only occasion he batted at No. 6 against Pakistan in April 2022.Cameron Green if utilized properly would be a vital for RCB’s chances to win the coveted trophy in 2024 IPL who already has the existing stars like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf Du Plessis to their names.