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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) entered the IPL Auction 2026 with the biggest purse and a clear plan, spending heavily on impact players, but middle-order concerns and injury risks remain.
Cameron Green has become the highest-priced overseas player in IPL history, snapped up by Kolkata for $4.17 million, but he will receive $3m.
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Australia's Green becomes IPL's most expensive overseas player after $2.77 million move to Kolkata
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in the Indian Premier League (IPL), after Kolkata Knight Riders signed him for 252 million Indian rupees ($2.77 million) at the player auction for the 2026 season on Tuesday.
Ahead of the nineteenth season of the Indian Premier League, KKR, CSK, RCB, MI, LSG, SRH, RR, GT, PBKS and DC will look to build a strong side in the mini auction. Catch all the latest happenings and
Lionel Messi has landed in Kolkata and he is set to have a busy day there. The 2022 World Cup-winning captain is slated to meet Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan in Kolkata. SRK is the co-owner of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
Australia's Cameron Green (KKR, Rs 25.20 crore) received the highest-ever bid for an overseas while CSK spent Rs 28.40 crore on uncapped duo Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma