Australian all-rounder Cameron Green has gone from the $4 million man to dismissed for a second-ball duck during a middle-order collapse at Adelaide Oval in the third Ashes Test.
On Tuesday night (AEDT), Green became the most expensive overseas player ever purchased at an Indian Premier League auction.
The 26-year-old was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders at the 2026 IPL auction for INR 25.20 crore. It equates to an eyewatering AUD$4.17 million.
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However, he will only receive $3 million because INR 18 crore is the maximum amount overseas players are allowed to earn, with any additional money going into the BCCI’s player welfare pool.
But Green’s elation went to major disappointment when he fell to Jofra Archer for a duck.
Cameron Green walks off after being dismissed by Jofra Archer. Getty
The all-rounder was batting at five and found himself at the crease after lunch following Marnus Labuschagne’s dismissal from a lazy shot to the first ball of the session.
Green faced one ball then hit the second in the air towards mid-wicket. Brydon Carse took a brilliant catch that slipped from his right hand to his left as he dived full length.
The dismissal meant Archer had 3-7 after 6.3 overs.
As for the IPL auction, six Australians were sold in Green, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis and Jack Edwards.
Green became the third-most expensive player in IPL history, behind India’s Rishabh Pant (INR 27 crore) and Shreyas Iyer (INR 26.75 crore).
Prior to Green being sold for INR 25.20 crore on Tuesday night, Test teammate Mitchell Starc (INR 24.75 crore) was the most expensive overseas player in history.
“He’ll be buying the drinks in Adelaide,” Fox Cricket commentator Brendon Julian said jokingly, reacting to the news on Tuesday night’s Big Bash League broadcast.
“Wow. That is massive.”
Kolkata Knight Riders are his third IPL team, after he played for Mumbai Indians in 2023 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2024.
Of the other Australians, Inglis was sold to Lucknow Super Giants for $1.4 million, Edwards to Sunrisers Hyderabad for $497,000, Connolly and Dwarshius to Punjab Kings for $331,000 and $166,000 respectively, and Short to Chennai Super Kings for $249,000.
Edwards and Connolly, who play in the BBL for the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers respectively, earned their first IPL contracts.
Among the Australians who went unsold were Steve Smith, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sean Abbott and Riley Meredith.
Cameron Green speaking to media ahead of the third Ashes Test. Getty
Players sold at 2026 IPL auction
Chennai Super Kings: Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Zak Foulkes, Aman Khan
Delhi Capitals: Auqib Nabi, Pathum Nissanka, Kyle Jamieson, Lungi Ngidi, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Prithvi Shaw, Sahil Parakh
Gujarat Titans: Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood, Prithviraj Yarra
Kolkata Knight Riders: Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Rachin Ravindra, Tejasvi Dahiya, Akash Deep, Finn Allen, Rahul Tripathi, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki
Lucknow Super Giants: Josh Inglis, Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Naman Tiwari
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock, Atharva Ankolekar, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Mayank Rawat
Punjab Kings: Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad
Rajasthan Royals: Ravi Bishnoi, Adam Milne, Ravi Singh, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Aman Rao, Brijesh Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Raj Punja
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Jacob Duffy, Jordan Cox, Satvik Deswal, Kanishk Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards, Shivam Mavi, Salil Arora, Shivang Kumar, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra
*Australians in bold
