No confidence: Aussies must address Green’s shocking form

Australia’s Cameron Green has found himself at the centre of scrutiny again after the Aussie men were knocked out of the T20 World Cup in the group stage.

Following a poor Ashes series with the bat, Green couldn’t find any form in the shortest format this tournament, making just 24 runs from three innings so far only two months after becoming the IPL’s most expensive overseas player in history.

Having shone so brightly last year to earn that price tag, SEN Cricket’s Bharat Sundaresan thinks something has gone terribly wrong with the all-rounder’s confidence.

Sundaresan described his form as the elephant in the room for Australian cricket.

“After leaving Smith and Renshaw out they had to win, especially with the batsmen they stuck with, Cam Green in particular had to come off,” Sundaresan told SEN The New Ball.

“I think we need to talk about Cam Green. He's the giant green elephant in the room, if you want to call him that. 

“Think of the white ball form he had that led to his big price in the IPL auction. 

“Something's up with his confidence. Something's gone off after the Ashes. It’s had a big impact on him and you can see it.

“We saw the reaction to getting out to Usman Tariq in that series against Pakistan… that’s not what you expect from Cam Green in the past. 

“Clearly, he doesn't seem to be in a great space with his batting at the moment, and that dismissal against Sri Lanka was right up there.

“Having walked out to bat at number three with a score at 1/104 in 8.3 overs, you can't get a better platform than that.”

With the IPL season beginning in late March, Sundaresan pondered whether the all-format player needs a break from the game before joining Kolkata, who will clearly be expecting him to deliver after paying $4.17 million AUD for his services this upcoming season.

“If you are the Kolkata Knight Riders who paid that big sum for Cam Green, you're going, ‘Hang on, we need to have a week with Cam Green before the IPL starts’,” Sundaresan said.

“You'd think that he would bat in that top three for them as well. 

“Unlike international cricket where games are spread out and tournaments are spread out, the IPL is intense. It’s one, two or three games a week and the scrutiny is more.

“Cam Green, I don't know, maybe needs a break from cricket.”

Green and Australia have one final group game in the T20 World Cup against Oman on Saturday morning (AEDT) before their tournament comes to an end.

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