IPL 2026 auction: Cameron Green becomes most expensive overseas player in IPL history, KKR buys Aussie for ₹25.2 crore

Cameron Green became the astir costly overseas subordinate successful Indian Premier League (IPL) past connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) arsenic the Kolkata Knight Riders bought the Australian all-rounder for ₹25.2 crore, aft a bidding warfare archetypal with Rajasthan Royals and past with Chennai Super Kings.

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His monolithic terms is successful sync with expectations heading into the IPL mini auction successful Abu Dhabi. Although helium was listed arsenic a batter successful the opening acceptable — which Green attributed to a goof-up by his manager — it is his all-round prowess that made Kolkata Knight Riders spell each retired to get the towering Aussie. Along with his quality to tonk large sixes and bat anywhere, helium is simply a pacer who tin deed the 140 km/h people connected the velocity gun.

He played for Mumbai Indians successful the 2023 play and for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru successful 2024. Although helium missed the tourney successful 2025 owed to a backmost wounded and made his instrumentality for Australia arsenic a specializer batter successful June, helium has since been cleared to bowl.

Green surpassed the erstwhile grounds bid for an overseas subordinate held by chap Aussie Mitchell Starc (₹24.75 crore), besides by Kolkata Knight Riders successful 2024. Rishabh Pant remains the astir costly subordinate successful IPL past erstwhile Lucknow Super Giants bought the Indian keeper-batsman for ₹27 crore astatine the 2025 auction.