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Ian Chadband

More IPL woe for Green but Head start fires Sunrisers

In need of an imposing knock to get his high profile Indian Premier League campaign up and running amid the doubters' grumbles, luckless Cameron Green instead only endured the rough end of a woeful run-out mix-up in another defeat with Kolkata Knight Riders.

Yet as Green scored just two, his Australia teammate Travis Head began to look like his old rampant self as he teed off with a familiar opening blast for Sunrisers Hyderabad that sent them hurtling on their way to a handsome 65-run win at a downcast Eden Gardens on Thursday.

Allrounder Green, the most expensive overseas signing ever in the IPL at $A4.17 million, has quickly found himself the topic of feverish debate in India after scoring only 18 and not bowling in KKR's opening defeat.

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