In the first T20I against India at Mohali, Australia pulled a rabbit out of the hat by promoting all-rounder Cameron Green to open the batting alongside captain Aaron Finch.
That move seemed to be on the track to be a masterstroke when Green hammered four fours off his first four deliveries off a returning Umesh Yadav in the second over of the chase. From there, Green blasted his way to a sensational 61 off 30 balls, including taking 21 runs on eight balls of facing leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
Green went on to take ‘Player of the Match’ award as Australia chased down 209 with four balls to spare. Australia wicketkeeping-batting legend Adam Gilchrist was in awe of Green’s blazing knock and expressed happiness over the all-rounder developing and maturing at the international level.
“Look out this (year’s) summer. The development and maturing of Cam (Cameron) Green before our eyes is just so exciting. You’ve almost got to suppress your excitement a little bit because you don’t want to overshoot it and put pressure on him.”
“I think this test summer, the run scoring and the achievements that he’s ticking off in the white ball format is only going to help his confidence and his flow of runs in Test cricket,” said Gilchrist on SEN Radio after the match ended.
In his 14-match Test career, Green had cracked five fifties and taken 16 wickets as well. He had also scored a match-winning 89 not out in an ODI against New Zealand in Cairns as a number seven batter.
“If there’s been one slight handbrake in what’s been a fantastic launch into Test cricket, it’s been (that) Cam can bat long periods of time, but maybe just the fluency of his run scoring can be held up occasionally, but I think this is going to start to teach him about a tempo of an innings. Look out this (upcoming) summer, I think his development is going to continue.”
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