Australia all-rounder Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas buy in Indian Premier League history on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Green was in the first set of players in the auction in Abu Dhabi and his name triggered a bidding war with former champions Kolkata Knight Riders finally signing him for next season for 252 million rupees ($2.77 million).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In rupees, Green surpassed the previous overseas record of 247.5 million rupees paid by Kolkata in the 2024 auction for Mitchell Starc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The fall of the rupee means Starc's 2024 price was higher in dollars at $2.98 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Three-time winners Kolkata also acquired Sri Lankan speedster Matheesha Pathirana for 180 million rupees.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England's Liam Livingstone went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 130 million rupees in the accelerated round after he went unsold in the first phase.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Green has a capped salary of 180 million rupees due to a new "maximum fee" rule, with the remainder going to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Very happy, something we were focused on and hoping. Happy with the price with which we got him," Kolkata chief executive Venky Mysore told reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"He adds a lot to our team, especially with our new power coach Andre Russell. Very nice to have a young all-rounder. We know what he does with bat and ball."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
- Jackpot for uncapped Indians -<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Green, 26, becomes the third most expensive player in the IPL, after India's Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He has scored 707 runs in 29 IPL matches for five-time winners Mumbai Indians and defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He missed the 2025 edition with a back injury but is currently playing in the Ashes against England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings made a splash with when they bought uncapped Indians Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma for 142 million rupees each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The duo's value jumped from their base price of 3 million rupees to become joint-holders of the record for costliest uncapped players in IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Another uncapped Indian Auqib Nabi -- an up and coming fast bowler from Indian-administered Kashmir -- went for 28 times over his base price for 84 million rupees to Delhi Capitals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi got lucky landing explosive South African batter David Miller for his base price of 20 million.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"At that price it's an absolute steal for Delhi Capitals," India's spin great Anil Kumble said on JioStar. "Overall, it's a genius move by Delhi Capitals to add experience -- something they were missing last season."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mumbai brought wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock for the 10 million rupees the South African had picked as his base price.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australian Jake Fraser-McGurk, England's Jonny Bairstow and New Zealand batter Devon Conway went unsold.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The business value of the world's richest cricket tournament was estimated earlier this year at $18.5 billion, by US investment bank Houlihan Lokey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 19th edition of the IPL begins on March 26.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cameron-Green-IPL-auction-2026.jpeg", "alt_img": "Cameron Green", "alt_title": "Australia's Green becomes most expensive overseas buy in IPL history", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Cameron Green becomes most expensive overseas buy in IPL history On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Australia all-rounder Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas buy in Indian Premier League history on Tuesday.", "seo_keywords": "Cameron Green, IPL 2026 Auction, Kolkata Knight Riders", "tag": null, "tagging": "Cameron Green,IPL 2026 Auction,Kolkata Knight Riders,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "cameron-green-becomes-most-expensive-overseas-buy-in-ipl-history", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "622", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2025-12-17 07:53:20", "updated": "2025-12-17 07:53:20", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Cameron Green, IPL 2026 Auction, Kolkata Knight Riders", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "19", "jio_date": "2025-12-17 07:53:20", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/cameron-green-becomes-most-expensive-overseas-buy-in-ipl-history-184153" }