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    Cameron Green important for us, needed someone to take the franchise forward: Nayar
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    Cameron Green Important For Us, Needed Someone To Take The Franchise Forward: Nayar

    By IANS News December 21, 2025 • 15:08 PM View: 438
    Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Abhishek Nayar has defended the franchise’s record-breaking move for Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, describing him as a long-term investment to take the three-time IPL champions forward following the retirement of Andre Russell.

    Green emerged as the headline signing of the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi last week after KKR secured him for a record-breaking Rs 25.20 crore, making him the most expensive overseas player in IPL history and the third-costliest buy overall after Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer.

    Explaining the franchise’s aggressive approach at the auction, Nayar told JioStar that KKR were determined to land Green and were unconcerned about the price tag, saying, “I can't say how high we were willing to go for him, but we wanted to go all out. If we have the money, we spend it. There was no point in saving the money. The idea was to do whatever we could to get Green because he is a very important player for us. With Andre Russell gone, we need someone to take the franchise forward. So, we decided we must have Cameron Green.”

    TAGS Cameron Green Kolkata Knight Riders Abhishek Nayar Andre Russell Abu Dhabi Rishabh Pant Shreyas Iyer Andre Russell Venkatesh Iyer Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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