‘Accept the mistake’: Virender Sehwag tells KKR to confront blunder as IPL 2026 crisis reaches breaking point

Green became the most expensive overseas buy in IPL history when KKR spent nearly one-third of their purse to secure his services. However, in five matches so far, he has managed just 56 runs and one wicket, having not bowled in the first three games while managing a back injury.

Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag urged KKR to accept their mistake and drop Green for the next game. His comment came amid Kolkata incurring a winless run after five matches this season.

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“If you had that much money and still bought these players, spending ₹25-27 crore on Cameron Green, then now he has become a liability. If you play him, he is not performing. If you don’t play him, people will question why you spent so much money and then benched him. But there is no shame in accepting a mistake. Just admit it, that you made a mistake by spending so much on Cameron Green. Drop him and try someone else. His bowling is not contributing much either, and it’s not like his presence is making the team combination look great because of both his batting and bowling," he said.

The 47-year-old added that KKR could consider bringing in Tim Seifert in place of Green, with Finn Allen opening alongside him, while captain Ajinkya Rahane moves to No. 3.

“So I feel you should bench him and play Tim Seifert instead. Recently, you saw him perform well for New Zealand. Those same two openers played aggressive innings. Bring both of them in and let them open. Then bring Ajinkya Rahane at number three, Powell at four, and push Raghavanshi further down. That way, if Rahane gets out, Raghavanshi can come in, and if someone else gets out, then Powell or Rinku can come in," he added.

KKR’s next game is against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Friday.

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