Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|14-12-2025
Yes, that is what has happened. Actually, Star Sports has shared a new video from its official X account in which Dale Steyn was seen giving his opinion on the replacement of Andre Russell. Here he said that 26 year old Australian all-rounder Cameron Green will be the perfect replacement for Andre Russell in the KKR team. Know that this all-rounder player has experience of 29 IPL matches in which he scored a total of 707 runs and took 16 wickets.
Let us tell you that former Indian team cricketer Irfan Pathan also believes that in the mini auction of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders team will spend the most money on Cameron Green, the biggest reason for which is the absence of Andre Russell in KKR’s squad. Apart from this, he said that KKR will also save a lot of money for Baby Malinga Mathisha and Chennai Super Kings must have also kept a budget in mind for him.
Not only this, Irfan Pathan has also made it clear that Kolkata Knight Riders will dominate the auction table of IPL 2026 because they have the biggest purse (64.3 crores). In such a situation, whichever player they decide to buy, they can easily buy it.
On the other hand, Dale Steyn chose Quinton de Kock as the replacement for Glenn Maxwell in the Punjab Kings team, while Irfan Pathan predicted that Indian players like Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi could get big bids. You can watch this full video above.
It is noteworthy that the auction of Indian Premier League 2026 is to be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. A total of 350 players have been shortlisted for the auction, of which 240 are Indian and 110 are foreign players. A total of 77 slots are to be filled, of which 31 are for foreign players.
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