Mumbai, Dec. 21 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar spoke on the three-time champions' acquisition of Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, saying that with the veteran all-rounder Andre Russell retired and with the franchise as its power coach, they needed someone to "take the franchise forward" and put all his chips on Green scoring 500 runs in an IPL season.

Green's acquisition for Rs 25.20 crores by KKR was the biggest story of the IPL 2026 auction held in Abu Dhabi last week, becoming the most expensive overseas buy in the history of the tournament and the third-most expensive player overall.

Speaking on 'TATA IPL Auction Review', Nayar said that his team "wanted to go all out" for Green.

"I cannot say how hig...