Finch urges KKR to drop ₹25.2 crore star Cameron Green:Advocates for Tim Seifert’s selection in winless Knights’ playing XI

Australia’s former captain Aaron Finch, questioned the strategy of underperforming KKR in IPL 2026. He said that the team should not select players based on price and should consider giving Tim Seifert a chance instead of Cameron Green. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo after Tuesday’s match against Chennai Super Kings, Finch said that many of KKR’s strategies were incomprehensible. The team failed to register a single win in five matches and got one point due to rain. KKR’s Misuse of Cameron Green Finch questioned the decision to play Green at number six. He said that this is not his usual batting order and his potential is not being utilised correctly. Green is batting at different numbers this season. He scored 18, 2, 4, 32*, and 0 in five matches. Finch said that he has batted at number six very few times in his T20 career. He stated that Green’s struggle against spin was clearly visible. Against Chennai, he was out on the first ball with Noor Ahmad taking his wicket. “I don’t think you ever pick a team on price tags. That would be really ignorant to do that. Because buying at the auction is a supply and demand of a skill set that you bring. It’s not about, well, we have to play this guy because we paid this much for him. He’s playing out of position. His best numbers have been at the top of the order,” Finch said on ESPNCrincinfo’s show. Also read: MS Dhoni to return on-field vs MI on 23 April: Blow for CSK, Khaleel Ahmed to miss remaining season with injury Questions on KKR’s Batting Finch said that the team did not look competitive in the run chase against Chennai. The 50-run partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi in 31 balls was slow. He said that sending Sunil Narine to open was a good experiment, even if it wasn’t successful. Narine scored 24 runs off 17 balls. The team management tried it as a change. The team opened with Finn Allen and Sunil Narine against CSK. Allen scored 1 run. His scores this season are 37, 28, 6, 9, and 1. Finch urges KKR to play Seifert in place of Cameron Green Finch believes that KKR has an in-form opener like Tim Seifert. He said that he has a variety of shots and he poses a different challenge for bowlers. He said that at some point, the team has to accept that the current combination is not working and change is necessary. However, he said that the tournament is not over yet. “You’ve got Seifert sitting in the wings, he’s a specialist opener. Cameron Green hasn’t played a huge amount of T20 cricket,” said Finch, adding, “So you’ve got a guy there who brings a good skill set and really good form in Seifert, coming off a good T20 World Cup. Who’s got the scoops, he’s got the ramps, he’s got a lot of different options.” Team trying different options, says bowling coach Southee After the match, bowling coach Tim Southee said that the team is trying different options. He said that many changes happen during losses and IPL provides an opportunity to test the squad’s depth. Now, KKR’s next match will be played tomorrow against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad during Rivalry Week.