Aussie cricket fans have questioned whether Cameron Green is under pressure to retain his place in the Australian XI for the Ashes only hours after breaking the record purchase in the IPL auction. Green would have been buoyed heading into the third Test considering he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for a record 252 million rupees (AU$4.

Kolkata Knight Riders make all the headlines in IPL 2026 auction as the three-time champions got Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for a whopping ₹25.20 crore and Matheesha Pathirana for ₹18 crore respectively.

Cameron Green surpassed the previous record held by his Australia teammate Mitchell Starc, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 24.75 crore in the IPL 2024 auction.

Anil Kumble's statement came after Kolkata splurged a record-breaking INR 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder.

Allrounder Cameron Green has been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a staggering $4.17 million but he will only receive just short of