Cameron Green is the ideal fit for us: RCB Director Mo Bobat. Green move from MI to RCB on November 26 when the IPL clubs unveiled their lists of retained and released players ahead of the December auction.
Mo Bobat, the director of cricket for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), has indicated that Cameron Green is the “ideal fit” for the team in the 2018 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The Australian all-rounder, who move from Mumbai Indians to RCB. Formally confirm as a member of the club immediately after the IPL teams disclose their lists of retain and release players on November 26 ahead of the IPL 2024 mini-auction on December 19.
Bobat remarked that Green offers a dynamic aspect to the three-time finalists, emphasizing his strong batting, bowling, and fielding abilities. He feels Green’s versatility makes him an explosive addition to the RCB lineup.
“The perfect fit for us in that middle-order power position. ” He’s talented, skill, and strong batsman. He’s good against both speed and spin. He has international experience in all formats and I am confident he would love batting at the Chinnaswamy. So witnessing him accomplish that will be thrilling. He’s also a superb bowler, with pace and bounce, which were definitely qualities we were looking for, especially in our home conditions. Let us not overlook what an outstanding fielder he is. “Some of the catches he’s taken recently fielding at gully are seriously impressive. ” Bobat remark on RCB Bold Diaries.
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Bobat went on to explain the reasoning behind the last-minute swap involving Green
The strategic change intended to strengthen the middle order by introducing more power into the lineup. He also disclose that they were made aware of the Aussie’s prospective availability for trade. Just a few hours before the retention and release deadline, causing them to carefully explore the chance.
“If I go back to midday yesterday [Sunday], we were pretty clear on our retention and release decisions, and we had communicated them to all of our players.” We knew exactly what that meant for our auction priorities. So it appeared like we would have a rather peaceful afternoon. Looking at the retentions and decisions we made, it’s clear that we have a very strong top order. We wanted to strengthen the middle order by adding a little bit of power.
“With just a few hours until the retention and release deadlines. We were made aware of Cameron’s potential availability for trade, which we take seriously. ” So, after speaking with the folks at MI, we gather a small group of us at our end and decided to discuss and argue the benefits and drawbacks of attempting to make this transaction work, which is what we did for a short period of time. ” He continued.
“Essentially, we were weighing whether we should take the risk of someone else picking up Cameron Green now, which could have happened before the deadline…hoping he makes it to the auction as a released player, but someone else could’ve picked him up, which obviously was the case.” Even if you go to the auction, there’s no guarantee you’ll get him since you may simply be outbid,” he concluded.
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