IPL 2023: Australian coach gave a big blow to the teams before the auction
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IPL 2023 auction is to be held on 23 December.
IPL 2023 auction has been decided to be held in Kochi.
More than 900 players have registered for the auction.
Melbourne. Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald is worried about Cameron Green’s workload ahead of next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). He said that the decision to play this all-rounder in this breathtaking T20 league will be taken closer to the tournament. The 23-year-old Cameron Green, who plays all formats for Australia, is expected to be in high demand among the IPL franchises in the auction to be held on the 23rd of this month. In such a situation, this statement of the Australian coach can become a problem for the teams.
The Australian Associated Press (AAP) quoted McDonald as saying, “His (Green) total workload in the next 12 months of cricket, is it a concern? Yes, I think it is a matter of concern for every player. He said, “We have talked about it many times. It is imaginary to see how he must be feeling at the end of March. He has to play a lot of cricket before IPL and I am sure he will not take a decision now. A decision on this will be taken before the IPL.
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“You don’t know how your body is going to feel after three months of playing nine Test matches and then a few limited overs matches at the end of the Indian series,” the Australian coach said. IPL 2023 to be held in India Border-Gavaskar Trophy (February-March) and the Ashes in England (June-July). Australia opener David Warner has already warned Green about the challenge of managing his workload.
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Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins has already been ruled out of next year’s IPL due to a busy international schedule. Recently Green has been troubled by a back injury, which has limited his bowling. The coach said, “We are lucky that he has quality, but that does not mean that he has to bowl an excessive amount of overs. He bats in the top six, he holds his own as a batsman. So I can say that he is quite unrestricted at the moment.”
Let us tell you that after his exploits with the bat in India earlier this year, it is more or less certain that Australian batsman Cameron Green will be picked up by some of the franchises in the IPL mini-auction and that too at a huge price. If the franchise is looking for someone who can strengthen their bowling, then they have almost the right option in Green. However, the batting all-rounder has faced his own issues with injuries. That’s why the franchisees would also like to handle them carefully.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 06, 2022, 14:13 IST