KKR's Rs 25.20 crore star set to bowl 'soon'? Coach drops big hint on Cameron Green as franchise posts bowling video

Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Cameron Green has resumed bowling in the nets and could soon return as a bowling option in matches, bowling coach Tim Southee said on Sunday.Green, who was bought for Rs 25.20 crore, has not bowled in IPL 2026 so far as Cricket Australia continues to monitor his workload after back surgery.KKR posted a video of Green's bowling earlier on April 1.

"Yeah, Green's been bowling well, tracking his rehab and getting himself back to being able to bowl in games. He'll continue to do that," Southee said ahead of KKR's match against Punjab Kings.However, he is unlikely to bowl in Monday’s match, even though he was seen bowling at full intensity in a practice session on Saturday.KKR’s training session on Sunday at Eden Gardens was affected by rain, with most senior players not taking part.

Some domestic players, including Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rahul Tripathi, trained indoors.The team’s pace attack has been under focus due to the absence of Mustafizur Rahman, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Matheesha Pathirana.Green’s inability to bowl has also been discussed, especially after KKR failed to defend 220 in their opening loss to Mumbai Indians at Wankhede.When asked about Green not bowling, captain Ajinkya Rahane had said, "Ask Cricket Australia," after which the board clarified that KKR were aware of his recovery plan.

Southee said the franchise is in regular contact with Cricket Australia regarding Green’s progress."We're in regular contact with Cricket Australia and I'm sure we'll see Cameron bowling soon. I'm sure he's not far away from bowling in a match."KKR have lost both their matches so far, including a 65-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their previous game on April 2.Their pace attack is still settling in. Replacement player Blessing Muzarabani has taken 4/41, while Vaibhav Arora and Kartik Tyagi have also taken wickets at key moments.

Spin bowlers Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy are yet to make an impact."It's certainly a long tournament, two games in. With the setbacks with the bowlers we've been unable to have, it presents opportunities for other guys. We're still excited about the bowling group we've got," Southee said."They're inexperienced but they've got a tremendous amount of skill. We've seen it in glimpses in the first two games. It's our job to get a little bit more consistency out of them.""Although the first two games haven't gone to plan, I'm sure they will show how skilful and how good they can be at this level throughout the tournament."Southee also said taking early wickets is important."It's always hard when you're not taking wickets, particularly in the powerplay. Taking wickets early stems the run flow and makes things easier. We haven't quite managed to do that so far, but we’ll plan accordingly and hopefully take those early wickets."He also addressed questions around team selection, with players like Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra and Rovman Powell yet to play."I think you look at all the squads, there's so many good players to choose from. There are discussions around what side best matches up against the opposition and conditions," Southee said."There's so much talent that it's hard to get the perfect equilibrium. But it's the side we thought was best for the first two games. We'll plan for what we're going to come up against and pick the team that gives us the best chance."