Cameron Green

Cameron Green is a highly promising and versatile cricketer who hails from Australia. He is often regarded as the next best thing in Australian cricket and his unique ability to excel both as a right-handed batter and as a right-arm medium-fast bowler has drawn comparisons to legendary all-rounders like Jacques Kallis and Richard Hadlee.

Green started at a young age and emerged through the ranks of the Western Australia cricket system. He made his first-class debut at the tender age of 17 in the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield against Tasmania and announced himself with a brilliant five-wicket haul in the first innings. He played his first List A game in the same year for Cricket Australia XI against the touring Pakistan side and picked up three wickets as well. He suffered from a stress fracture which kept him out of the game for almost the entire 2017–18 season.

However, Green's breakthrough season came during the 2019-20 Sheffield Shield, where he scored 699 runs including an unbeaten 87 and another unbeaten 121 against Queensland to force an incredible draw. He also took 34 wickets, won the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year award, and impressed the national selectors massively.

Cameron Green playing for Australia was inevitable and in 2020, he made his ODI debut against India. In the same series, he also received his Baggy Green. In the longest format, he quickly showcased his all-round abilities. He is known for his elegant and technically sound batting, with the ability to play both aggressively and patiently. As a bowler, he can generate extra pace and bounce because of his height which makes him a lethal asset, especially in home conditions.

He registered half-centuries in each of his first four series and picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at MCG in 2022, that too, with a broken finger. After returning to the side from injury, Green notched up his first Test hundred against India in difficult conditions where other experienced batters failed which shows his exceptional skills.

As far as T20 Leagues are concerned, Green made his T20 debut for Perth in the 2018/19 Big Bash League. His excellent performances on Indian soil in 2022 led to a bidding war in the IPL Auction where Mumbai ultimately bought him for a whopping 17.5 crore INR to be the long-term replacement of Kieron Pollard. He scored 452 runs including a fantastic century, and picked up six wickets in 16 matches. In Australia’s title-winning campaign at the 2023 ODI World Cup, Green had limited opportunities, but the maiden ODI World Cup was one to remember for the all-rounder.

After a season with Mumbai in the Indian Premier League, he was acquired by Bengaluru in an all-cash trade before the 2024 auction. The start of 2024 saw Green return to Australia’s Test setup for the away series against Trans-Tasman rivals, New Zealand. He notched up a stunning ton in the first Test at Wellington, making a strong case for the number 4 spot, which became vacant after the retirement of David Warner, leading to Steven Smith's move to the top of the order.

The latter half of 2024 saw Green fully embrace his role as a middle-order anchor. However, his rise faced a significant hurdle late in the year when a chronic back injury required surgery, sidelining him from the high-stakes Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His recovery was steady, and by the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, he had returned to the white-ball squad as a specialist batter, helping Australia maintain its dominance in the format.

The most anticipated chapter of his career unfolded in the 2025–26 Ashes series. Green entered the series with high expectations, but he faced a challenging personal campaign on home soil. While Australia reclaimed the Urn with a commanding 4-1 series victory, Green struggled for consistency with the bat, managing just 112 runs across the series at an average of 18.66. Despite his lean run with the willow, he provided crucial support with the ball.

By January 2026, Green’s value remained undisputed as he made history in the IPL. In the December 2025 auction, he became the most expensive overseas player in the league’s history, signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders for 25.20 crore INR.

Green was included in Australia's squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup, but he struggled to make a significant impact as the side endured an embarrassing group-stage exit, suffering defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. However, after a difficult period that also included recent struggles during the Ashes, Green showed signs of returning to form towards the end of the Australian summer, scoring a fine first-class century for Western Australia in their final Sheffield Shield game of the season. He will now be hoping to carry that momentum into the upcoming IPL season and justify his hefty price tag.