In a fierce bidding war for the most-anticipated all-rounder pool in the Tata IPL 2023 player auctions, Mumbai Indians has signed star all-rounder Cameron Green at a price of 17.50 Cr. The 23-year-old Australian has been one of most talked about youngsters in the cricket circles with his consistent and game-changing performances.
Speaking on the buy, Mr. Akash Ambani – Owner, Mumbai Indians said, “We have been following Cameron Green for the last three years and with his recent performances, we thought that he is exactly what we needed. We were looking for a younger player and he fits the right age profile for us. If you have noticed, over the last two auctions, we have deliberately picked players that are young and give us more lifetime value and that’s why we thought that Cameron is the perfect guy for us to come in. We are very happy to get Cameron Green.”
Speaking further about the ideology of bidding for young players, Mr. Ambani said, “It’s always a mixture, of course we have retained a lot of experienced players with Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah leading those attacks, but I guess it’s also bit of strategy from our perspective to go for younger player who gives us longevity.”
When asked about bidding so far to acquire Cameron Green, Mr. Ambani said, “These are auction dynamics for 10 teams. Last three years the highest auction price has been broken, it just shows the demand and the level of excellence the players possess be it a Ben Stokes or Sam Curran or Cameron Green, it shows that the franchises are willing to put money on these players because of the skills they possess.”
