Australian all-rounder Cameron Green expressed his excitement to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. On Monday, Mumbai Indians (MI) traded their all-rounder Cameron Green to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ahead of the IPL 2024 player auction.
“Hey RCB fans, it’s Cam Green here. I am excited to join Andy Flower, the team’s head coach. I can’t wait to see you guys at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Cheers,” said Green in a video by RCB.
Green, who was bought by MI for a whopping Rs 17.5 crore at the auction last December, featured in 16 matches. The Australian had an impressive start to the IPL, scoring 452 runs, hitting an unbeaten century and two half-centuries while also taking six wickets. The trade has been carried out as per the existing player fee. In 37 T20Is, Green has scored 697 runs at an average of 29.04, with a strike rate of over 151. He has scored a century and four fifties, with the best score of 100*. He also took 11 wickets, with the best figures of 2/16. This action coincides with the successful completion by the Mumbai Indians of another high-profile all-cash deal to acquire all-rounder Hardik Pandya from Gujarat Titans. Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood, and Indian pacer Harshal Patel are among the players released by RCB ahead of the IPL next year.
Among the other released players are New Zealand players Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell, England’s David Willey, and Indian players Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, and Kedar Jadhav.
RCB traded Shahbaz Ahmed, their all-rounder, to Sunrisers Hyderabad in exchange for all-rounder Mayank Dagar.
The player retention window for the Indian Premier League 2024 season closed on Sunday, with the 10 franchises collectively retaining 173 players.
