Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, who will play for KKR in IPL 2026, was involved in a tense exchange with a reporter after Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales in Sydney, according to a report in The Age.The incident took place outside the Western Australia dressing room on Monday after the third day of the match. A report in The Age described the interaction with a “visibly angry” Green and said the conversation began with a question about Green’s recent century for Western Australia against New South Wales.
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