Aakash Chopra: Ahead of the mini auction, the discussion of Australian all-rounder Cameron Green’s strong comeback is in the headlines.
Famous cricket commentator and former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has made a big statement regarding the upcoming IPL 2026 mini auction. He has predicted that Australian all-rounder Cameron Green could be the most expensive player to be sold in this auction.
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According to Chopra, Green’s batting form has been amazing after his comeback from injury. Green was born in Perth, Australia and started his IPL career with Mumbai Indians. After this he was also a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore. He was out of the IPL 2025 mega auction due to a spinal fracture during the match against England in September 2024. But, now there is talk of his strong comeback.
Aakash Chopra: "Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma don’t need to play Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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Their selection isn’t based on that — let’s be honest, it’s bogus talk." pic.twitter.com/ft29Q5zUf7
Chopra said that Green is not fully ready for bowling yet, but soon he will start this too. He said, “If Cameron Green starts bowling, the franchise will spend a lot of money on him. This auction can be his name.”
Advice of patience on foreign players
After commenting on Green, Aakash Chopra also talked about the management of foreign players of five-time champion Mumbai Indians. He said that Mumbai Indians are expert in recognizing talent, but they should be patient in the case of foreign players.
He gave the example that at one time Mumbai had players like Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David and Cameron Green together, but now no one is in the team. Chopra said, “Just like you have patience with Indian players, you should also give time to foreign players, especially new faces. In the initial stages, they seem like small stones, but with time they can shine and become the jewel in someone’s crown.”
He reiterated that leaving players like Green as well as Brevis, Stubbs and David prematurely was probably harmful for the team management.
