Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane isn’t amused that Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, team’s costliest buy at Rs 25.20 crore, didn’t bowl during his team’s deflating six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians, failing to defend a target of 220.
Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81) added 148 runs for the opening stand and toyed with a KKR line-up where Varun Chakravarthy’s mystery has been exposed and pacers lacked quality. In this backdrop, Rahane admitted that he missed Green’s medium pacers which is currently off the table due to diktat from Cricket Australia.
Why can’t Green bowl, he was asked and pat came the sharp reply, “That question you need to ask Cricket Australia.”
But he also added that how important Green’s second skill set would be for the franchise.
“Hopefully Green starts to bowl soon and the combination will be slightly different. It was really tough (for bowlers). Inexperienced bowling attack, but these boys will learn. Strong batting lineup. So it’s​Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane isn’t amused that Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, team’s costliest buy at Rs 25.20 crore, didn’t bowl during his team’s deflating six-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians, failing to defend a target of 220.
Rohit Sharma (78) and Ryan Rickelton (81) added 148 runs for the opening stand and toyed with a KKR line-up where Varun Chakravarthy’s mystery has been exposed and pacers lacked quality. In this backdrop, Rahane admitted that he missed Green’s medium pacers which is currently off the table due to diktat from Cricket Australia.
Why can’t Green bowl, he was asked and pat came the sharp reply, “That question you need to ask Cricket Australia.”
But he also added that how important Green’s second skill set would be for the franchise.
“Hopefully Green starts to bowl soon and the combination will be slightly different. It was really tough (for bowlers). Inexperienced bowling attack, but these boys will learn. Strong batting lineup. So it’s ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
