IPL 2026: Cameron Green Becomes Most Expensive Foreign Player; KKR Pays 25.2 Cr

• Australian all-rounder Cameron Green became the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for 25.20 crore rupees.
• Green's actual payout is capped at 18 crore rupees, with 7.2 crore rupees going to the BCCI Welfare Fund due to a foreign player cap.
• Venkatesh Iyer was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 7 crore rupees, after KKR spent 23 crore on him in IPL 2025.
• Green broke the record of his compatriot Mitchell Starc, who was bought by KKR for 24.75 crore rupees in 2024.
• Several prominent players, including Jake Fraser-McGurk, Devon Conway, Sarfaraz Khan, and Prithvi Shaw, went unsold in this auction.

Why It Matters: Cameron Green sets new IPL foreign player record at 25.2 Cr; Venkatesh Iyer joins RCB.