Kolkata Knight Riders sign Australian all-rounder for $4.17 million
Fellow Australians Jake Fraser-McGurk and Spencer Johnson went unsold in Tuesday night’s mini-auction, as did England goalkeeper Jamie Smith.
Starc is one of 10 Australians currently retained by current IPL franchises, along with Test teammates Pat Cummins and Travis Head. Josh Hazlewood, who was ruled out of the Ashes due to an Achilles injury, was also retained by defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
Green previously played two seasons in the IPL with RCB (2024) and Mumbai Indians (2023), scoring 707 runs at 41.6 and a strike rate of 153.7 in 29 matches.
His 16 wickets in both seasons added up to 41.5 and an economy rate of 9.07.
Green will play as an all-rounder for the Knight Riders and looms large as a key figure in Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign in February, having averaged 57 with a strike rate of 162 last year, at No. 4.
His lucrative salary follows a light-hearted explanation from the West Australian as to why he was only listed as a batsman during the IPL auction’s registration process.
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“I don’t know if my manager wants to hear this but it was a mix-up on his part,” Green told reporters in Adelaide on Sunday.
“He didn’t mean batsman, I think he picked the wrong box by mistake, so it was quite funny the way the whole thing played out, but actually it’s a mix-up on his end. I’d better bowl.”
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