Cameron Donald Green (born 3 June 1999) is an Australian

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er who plays for

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and

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as an

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. He made his international debut for the Australia national cricket team in December 2020.

Career

Green grew up in Subiaco, Perth and played for the Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club. He started playing in the 2009–10 season in the under 13s league, when he was 10 years old. His rapid development meant he made his WACA first grade debut at the age of 16. Green earned a rookie contract with the

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(WACA) ahead of the 2016/17

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season, largely thanks to

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82 runs per innings and taking 20 wickets in eight games in the under 19s national league. Green made his List A debut for

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against Pakistan during their tour of Australia on 10 January 2017. He made his first-class debut for

in the

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on 10 February 2017. He took 5/24 in the first innings to become the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in the

. He made his

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debut for the

in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 13 January 2019. Originally a

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, Green began focusing on improving his batting following a series of injuries. His breakthrough performance being 87* and 121* against

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in the

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. In October 2020, Green was named in Australia's squad for the

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matches against India. In November 2020, he was also named in Australia's

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squad for the matches against India. Green made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Australia against

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on 2 December 2020. In a warm-up match before the Test series, Green scored a century for Australia A. He made his Test debut for Australia on 17 December 2020, against India. In March 2021, Green scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 251 runs for Western Australia against

in the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season. In February 2022, Green was named in Australia's

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(T20I) squad for their tour of Pakistan. He made his T20I debut on 5 April 2022, for Australia against

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. In August 2022, he took his first ODI five-wicket haul, against Zimbabwe in Townsville. In the first ODI against New Zealand in Cairns, he was named player of the match after making 89 not out in a difficult run chase., In T20I Series against India Green Scored 2 Half centuries In October 2022, Green was added to the Australian squad for the

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as an injury replacement for

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. In December 2022, Green picked his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket while bowling in the first innings of

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of South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the

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auction, Green was bought by the Mumbai Indians for INR 17.5 crore (approximately $3.15 million), making him the second most expensive overseas players in IPL auction history and most expensive Australian player.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Cameron 1999 births Living people Australian cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers Cricket Australia XI cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Western Australia cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers Australia Test cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers People educated at Scotch College, Perth