{"id":101441,"date":"2026-04-03T17:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/04\/03\/sunil-gavaskar-gives-huge-cameron-green-verdict-if-hes-not-going-to-bowl-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:35:24","slug":"sunil-gavaskar-gives-huge-cameron-green-verdict-if-hes-not-going-to-bowl-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/04\/03\/sunil-gavaskar-gives-huge-cameron-green-verdict-if-hes-not-going-to-bowl-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunil Gavaskar gives huge Cameron Green verdict: &#8216;If he&#8217;s not going to bowl &#8230;&#8217; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130006382,imgsize-56066,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/cameron-green-and-sunil-gavaskar-pti-photos.jpg\" alt=\"Sunil Gavaskar gives huge Cameron Green verdict: 'If he's not going to bowl ...'\" title=\"Cameron Green and Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photos) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Cameron Green and Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photos) \">Cameron Green and Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photos) <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Former India captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-gavaskar\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sunil Gavaskar<\/a> has raised concerns over Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 team balance in IPL 2026, especially due to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/cameron-green\/66870\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Cameron Green<\/a>\u2019s limited role. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Bought as a key all-rounder, Green hasn\u2019t bowled in the first two matches, affecting the side\u2019s overall combination and flexibility.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Gavaskar suggested that KKR may need to rethink their strategy. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Ajinkya Rahane press conference: KKR captain backs bowlers, hits back at SR critics<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cKKR will need to think about their combination if Cameron Green is not going to bowl. If he isn&#8217;t contributing with the ball, then they might have to consider bringing in another specialist batter,\u201d he told Star Sports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>While acknowledging Green\u2019s batting ability, Gavaskar pointed out inconsistency. \u201cWe know he has scored a hundred in the IPL and that he can bat well, but his form hasn&#8217;t been great recently,\u201d he said. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>He also highlighted weak spots in the middle order, adding, \u201cGreen at No. 4 is fine, but the bigger concern seems to be the No. 5 and No. 6 positions.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>KKR have struggled so far, losing back-to-back matches, which has only added to concerns about team balance and performance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>On the other hand, Gavaskar praised Nitish Kumar Reddy for his all-round display for Sunrisers Hyderabad. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>He noted clear improvement in Reddy\u2019s bowling, noting, \u201cHe is definitely bowling quicker now and has clearly added a bit more pace\u2026 You can see better rhythm and flow in his action as well.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Reddy\u2019s performance, both with bat and ball, played a key role in his team\u2019s win. Gavaskar called this progress \u201cvery encouraging news for India,\u201d highlighting his potential as a future asset for the national team.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/sunil-gavaskar-gives-huge-cameron-green-verdict-if-hes-not-going-to-bowl-\/articleshow\/130006054.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameron Green and Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has raised concerns over Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 team balance in IPL 2026, especially due to Cameron&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cameron-green-and-sunil-gavaskar-pti-photos.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}