The price of one run was in lakhs…now KKR’s luck has turned ‘green’.
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Cameron Green 79 run innings: Cameron Green has given a befitting reply to the critics. Green played a brilliant inning against Gujarat Titans and took Kolkata Knight Riders to the score of 180. His innings of 79 runs is special in many ways because Green played this extraordinary innings in a moment of pressure. Cameron Green was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25.20 crore. Before this century, his performance in this IPL was below average.

Cameron Green played an inning of 79 runs for KKR.
New Delhi. Cameron Green, who has become the biggest puzzle of IPL 2026 for Kolkata Knight Riders, finally found his rhythm by playing a explosive innings against Gujarat Titans. As the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, Green, bought for Rs 25.20 crore, was under immense pressure to justify his price tag. Before this historic innings, his performance had been very disappointing and he appeared to be the weakest link of the team. In the first 5 innings, only 56 runs were scored from his bat, due to which the value of each of his runs was being estimated in lakhs and critics were continuously raising questions on his form.
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