Former India opener Akash Chopra has claimed that KKR should be eligible for a 'refund' for ₹25.20 Cr signing Cameron Green. Signed for a record fee to replace Andre Russell, Cricket Australia barred him form bowling in IPL 2026 as revealed by an irked Rahane during the post match presentation on Sunday.

Cameron Green, the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, did not bowl as his new franchise KKR slipped to a 6-wicket defeat at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. Bough for a staggering ₹25.20 crore, Green is featuring as a pure batter, having not received a clearance to bowl by his parent board Cricket Australia. Captain Ajinkya Rahane wasn't amused when he revealed it to the press on Sunday, with ex-India opener Akash Chopra opining that KKR should be eligible for some sort of 'refund'.

"If you pay for an All-Rounder and get a batsman in return…you should be, at the very least, eligible for a refund," Chopra wrote on X.

Green was signed for a record ₹25.20 crore hoping to fill the all-round void of the retired Andre Russell. Incidentally, Green had registered for the auction as a pure batter, which the all-rounder had then brushed off as a 'manager error'. While the Australian batted at 3, he did not bowl even as MI looked to be running away with the contest.

When quizzed why he had not used Green, Rahane pointedly responded to Ravi Shastri on broadcast, "You need to ask Cricket Australia."