IPL: The World Test Championship (WTC) final, which will take place at London’s renowned Oval Stadium on June 7, 2023, is scheduled to include a match between Australia and India. Australia will be making their first appearance in the WTC final, while India will be making their second straight appearance in the illustrious Test competition final.
Some Australian players have joined the national team’s training camp after serving their IPL franchises’ obligations. In order to support the Australian team against Rohit Sharma and company in the massive event that is planned to take place at the Oval, Cameron Green, who played for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League 2023, is now in London.
Before the WTC final, Australian spin specialist Nathan Lyon praised his youthful colleague and expressed his admiration for Cameron Green’s growing confidence. According to Lyon, Green’s impressive IPL season with the Mumbai Indians (MI) and first-ever Test century against India in Ahmedabad have strengthened the youngster’s confidence.
Nathan Lyon remarked, “His presence around the squad has obviously altered after being a part of the IPL and after making that century in Ahmedabad, in an interview with cricket.com.au. He is becoming more confident and more himself among the squad, a little bit breaking out of his shell.”
Additionally, the 35-year-old said, “I think that just comes from being able to hang in there and play in the IPL and be around people like (Mumbai and India Test captain) Rohit Sharma and these guys to learn from them.”
Green’s brilliant batting efforts for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the cash-rich league helped to justify his exorbitant price tag of INR 17.5 crore. The Australian teenager finished IPL 2023 as MI’s third-leading run scorer with 452 runs scored in 16 matches at a strike rate of 160.28.
When Australia plays India, Green is expected to show up with both a bat and a ball.
Australia will look on Green to stand up against India with both the bat and the ball in the championship match and assist his side win the coveted mace. The 24-year-old has so far participated in 20 Test matches for his country, recording 941 runs and taking 23 wickets. Green’s batting statistics against India are respectable; in nine innings in six games, he has scored 371 runs, including a century and half-century.
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