West Aussie Cameron Green has change into the second-most costly signing in Indian Premier League historical past in his beautiful public sale debut.
The 23-year-old went to Mumbai Indians for an eye-watering $3.15 million (17.5 crore) after a bidding struggle erupted with Delhi Capitals.
He eclipsed Test captain Pat Cummins’ 15.5 crore value from Kolkata Knight Riders two years in the past as the costliest Australian at an IPL public sale, and was additionally the most important ever value paid by the Mumbai franchise.
It capped off an enormous 12 months for the towering Subiaco-Floreat product, who’s change into a three-format star for Australia and showcased his T20 credentials with an excellent debut sequence opening the batting in India earlier than incomes a late World Cup call-up as an harm substitute for WA and Perth Scorchers teammate Josh Inglis.
Green, at the moment in Melbourne making ready for the Boxing Day Test towards South Africa, final month defined his determination to place his hand up for the public sale, even with a packed worldwide calendar together with a tour of India and away Ashes sequence within the UK.
“It’s going to be a really tough year – I don’t think anyone’s disagreeing with that. But it’s just a really good opportunity. I think if you’re playing all three formats, and the IPL, you’re going to be learning a lot about your cricket,” he stated.
Warner, who has performed within the IPL since 2009, warned Green concerning the dangers of enjoying within the match whereas being a three-format common for Australia.
“I think from an experience point of view, it’s great,” Warner stated final month.
“From a playing point of view, he’s obviously got four Test matches and a few T20s and ODIs after it.
“So, look, 19 weeks straight in India… being your first trip there as well can be quite challenging from the heat perspective, the playing, the recovery.
“It’s a different heat. I’ve been through that, I’ve played that, I’ve done the Test series and the IPL straight before. It is tough.
“Put on the back of that, you’ve got five Test matches in England. I think it’s 20 days off before you go play World Cup. It’s a big year.”
Earlier, England all-rounder Sam Curran broke the file for the biggest-ever sale at an IPL public sale with Punjab Kings forking out $3.338 million.
Eight Australians have been retained by their franchises forward of the public sale together with WA captain and final 12 months’s T20 World Cup hero Mitch Marsh (Delhi Capitals), Claremont-Nedlands product Tim David (Mumbai Indians), Test seamer Josh Hazlewood (Royal Challengers Bangalore), opener David Warner (Delhi Capitals), Perth Scorchers star Jason Behrendorff (Mumbai Indians) and hulking West Aussie allrounder Marcus Stoinis (Lucknow Super Giants).
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