NEW DELHI: Versatile Australian cameron green picked up in the moolah as it became the second most expensive auction buy in Indian Premier League history on Saturday when the 23-year-old was snapped up by Mumbai Indians for a whopping Rs 17 crore, 5.
However, Green feels he “didn’t do much” to deserve the kind of money he got at the player auction. Green said the big purse would not change him or the way he played cricket.
“To be fair, I don’t think I did much to earn this,” Green said.
“I just put my name in the auction, and it happened. It doesn’t change who I am or how I think and all the confidence I have in my cricket. I hope I haven’t not changed too much,” he added. .
Green became the second most expensive buy in the auction held in Kochi after a bidding war between Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. england Sam Curran became the most expensive auction buy in IPL history, being sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 18.5 crore.
Green said for an all-rounder like him, workload management is key to longevity. The youngster, whose bowling load had to be reduced due to lower back issues, added that if one is trying to excel as both a batter and a bowler, the key is to prioritise. things.
“I think your priorities change. You pay a lot of attention to your bowling when you’re just a bowler. You have that rhythm because you bowl 20 times an inning basically. That’s probably the main difference (between being a bowler and being an all-rounder).
“It’s hard if you try to do both equally. You have to try to prioritize one of them because you’re going to put too much pressure on yourself if you try too hard at both,” Green said.
He added that before a game he prioritizes his stick, while on game days he pays more attention to his bowling.
“I try to prioritize my stick in the weeks leading up to the game. Then on game day you hit a lot of balls that week so that’s prioritizing your bowling and your body , supporting all the training you did before,” Green said.
(With PTI entries)
However, Green feels he “didn’t do much” to deserve the kind of money he got at the player auction. Green said the big purse would not change him or the way he played cricket.
“To be fair, I don’t think I did much to earn this,” Green said.
“I just put my name in the auction, and it happened. It doesn’t change who I am or how I think and all the confidence I have in my cricket. I hope I haven’t not changed too much,” he added. .
Green became the second most expensive buy in the auction held in Kochi after a bidding war between Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. england Sam Curran became the most expensive auction buy in IPL history, being sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 18.5 crore.
Green said for an all-rounder like him, workload management is key to longevity. The youngster, whose bowling load had to be reduced due to lower back issues, added that if one is trying to excel as both a batter and a bowler, the key is to prioritise. things.
“I think your priorities change. You pay a lot of attention to your bowling when you’re just a bowler. You have that rhythm because you bowl 20 times an inning basically. That’s probably the main difference (between being a bowler and being an all-rounder).
“It’s hard if you try to do both equally. You have to try to prioritize one of them because you’re going to put too much pressure on yourself if you try too hard at both,” Green said.
He added that before a game he prioritizes his stick, while on game days he pays more attention to his bowling.
“I try to prioritize my stick in the weeks leading up to the game. Then on game day you hit a lot of balls that week so that’s prioritizing your bowling and your body , supporting all the training you did before,” Green said.
(With PTI entries)
