India, Dec. 17 -- Former India captain Anil Kumble on Tuesday urged Kolkata Knight Riders to rethink their batting strategy for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as he wants Cameron Green to open. The statement came after Kolkata splurged a record-breaking INR 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder.

Speaking to JioStar, Kumble said that he would prefer to see Green opening the batting or playing at No. 3 for KKR, rather than being used as a finisher, as the franchise already has enough depth in the lower middle order.

"I would like to see him play the opening slot for KKR. I think, in terms of a finisher, KKR already have a decent line-up. They have Rinku Singh, for instance. I don't think they utilised their resourc...