Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is set to ply his trade for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the upcoming 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League. The three-time champions signed the 26-year-old at a whopping ₹25.20 crore during the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, December 16.Green became the most expensive overseas player and the third overall in IPL auction history with the deal. The Aussie player missed IPL 2025 as he continued to recover from a back injury.He has previously represented the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the tournament. Green's lucrative new deal got the social media buzzing.Here are some of the top reactions on X:Icons of India @ICONSIndiaINLINK@KKRiders He is one of the few truly genuine all-rounders in world cricket, capable of fast bowling at 140+ and hitting big in the middle order that rare dual threat every team craves. This isn’t just a buy… it’s a statement that impact players still rule the IPL market. 🏏🚀Abhishekh Prataap Singhh @Abhi_is_greatLINK@KKRiders Absolute masterstroke @KKRRiders! 💜 ₹25.20 Cr for Cam Green after outbidding CSK—highest overseas bid EVER. 🔥 153+ SR, 41+ IPL avg, deadly seam bowling... Eden Gardens about to witness pure domination. Back-to-back titles loading? 🏆 Purple Army, are you HYPED? 👇Shubh Jain @ShubhDJ191LINK@IPL @KKRiders Eden Gardens is going to suit him perfectly Pace and bounce for his bowling and a quick outfield for his shots this might actually work for KKR & Cameron greenकट्टर INDIA समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ @KKRWeRuleLINKREPLACEMENT OF ANDRE RUSSELL IS HERE🔥 Cameron Green is a Knight forever 💜💛sohom @AwaaraHoonLINK@KKRiders I honestly expected Cameron Green to go over 30 crore, but getting him at 25 crore is good for KKR. Let's go 😭💜Cameron Green has scored 707 runs across 28 innings at an average of 41.58 and a strike rate of 153.69 in the IPL. The swashbuckling batter has one century and two fifties to his name. The medium pacer has also bagged 16 wickets from 29 innings with an economy rate of 9.07.₹7.20 crore from KKR's ₹25.20 crore bid for Cameron Green to go to BCCI's players welfare fundWhile Cameron Green fetched a historic bid at the IPL 2026 auction, he won't get a salary of ₹25.20 crore. According to the rule implemented by the BCCI ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the salary for overseas players was set to ₹18 crore.Any surplus amount over that will go to the BCCI's players welfare fund. Here's what the IPL's regulations say (via Sportstar):"Any overseas player’s auction fee at a small auction will be the lower of the highest retention price of Rs. 18 crore or the highest auction price at the Big Auction,” the document states. It further clarifies that while the auction will continue until the player is sold and the full bid will be deducted from the franchise’s purse, any incremental amount above Rs. 18 crore will be deposited with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and utilised for players’ welfare."Meanwhile, the other teams that placed bids for Green include the Rajasthan Royals (RR), MI, and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). KKR won the intense bidding war to add the talented cricketer to their squad.