{"id":22494,"date":"2025-12-16T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=671890"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:09:00","slug":"ipl-2026-cameron-green-to-bat-in-top-three-for-kkr-confirms-coach-abhishek-nayar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-cameron-green-to-bat-in-top-three-for-kkr-confirms-coach-abhishek-nayar\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Cameron Green to bat in top three for KKR, confirms coach Abhishek Nayar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 new head coach <strong>Abhishek Nayar<\/strong> has confirmed that <strong>Cameron Green will bat in the top three<\/strong> for the franchise in the upcoming <strong>IPL 2026 season<\/strong>, underlining the role clarity provided to the Australian all-rounder after his record-breaking auction signing.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the auction break, Nayar said KKR view Green as a <strong>top-order batter<\/strong>, citing his ability to dominate powerplays and control the tempo of an innings. \u201cCameron Green will bat in the top three for us,\u201d Nayar stated, signalling a clear plan around the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Green was the headline act of the <strong>IPL 2026 mini-auction<\/strong>, where KKR secured him for a staggering <strong>Rs 25.20 crore<\/strong>, making him the <strong>most expensive player in IPL auction history<\/strong>. The signing followed a fierce bidding war involving Chennai Super Kings, with KKR eventually outbidding all rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian all-rounder previously played for <strong>Mumbai Indians (2023)<\/strong> and <strong>Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2024)<\/strong>, before missing the <strong>2025 season due to a lower back injury<\/strong> that required surgery. Fully fit and cleared to bowl, Green entered the auction as one of the most sought-after names.<\/p>\n<p>Across <strong>29 IPL matches<\/strong>, Green has scored <strong>707 runs<\/strong> at an average of <strong>41.59<\/strong> and a strike rate of <strong>153.70<\/strong>, including a maiden IPL century. His ability to contribute with the ball adds further balance to KKR\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<p>With Abhishek Nayar confirming his top-order role, KKR have made it clear that <strong>Cameron Green will be a central pillar of their batting plans<\/strong> as they prepare to defend their title in IPL 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 new head coach Abhishek Nayar has confirmed that Cameron Green will bat in the top three for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4057],"class_list":["post-22494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-top-stories"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}