Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the Indian Premier League as soon as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) raised their paddle for INR 25.20 crore in the IPL 2026 auction on Tuesday. 

Cameron Green was the topic ahead of the auction because of his all-round abilities. Speculations turned true when the auctioneer announced his name. There were multiple interests for the young Australian all-rounder. Mumbai Indians was the first bidder in the room, with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as another contender to rope in the player. But soon, KKR hijacked the show, as they had the largest purse in the room. With a whopping amount of INR 25.20, KKR confirmed Cameron Green in their squad for the IPL 2026 season. 

Soon, after the intense bidding war, KKR released a video of Green, where fans can hear the first few words from the Aussie cricketer after breaking the records. He is super excited to join the team and can't wait for the moment to play at the Eden Gardens in front of KKR supporters. 

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Watch the first video of Cameron Green after joining KKR for IPL 2026 season 

First words from our 🆕 Knight 🎙️😍 pic.twitter.com/Qmg80QksXj

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) December 16, 2025

"Hello KKR friends, this is Cameron Green. I'm very excited to be a part of the Kolkata team this year. I'm very excited to be at Eden Gardens and be a part of the atmosphere there. See you soon." Green certainly won the hearts of Kolkata fans by saying, "Ami KKR!" in Bengali.

Green's T20 stats are pretty impressive as an all-rounder. The emerging star has 1334 runs in 57 innings at a strike rate of 151.07 with the help of eight half-centuries and one century at the best score of an unbeaten 100 to go with 28 wickets under his belt.