Kolkata backing failing Cameron Green to 'bounce back at some stage'

[p]The two-time champions ‌sit bottom of the 10-team table with a solitary ‌point thanks to a wash-out against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/punjab-kings/juzL6jnm/"]Punjab Kings[/a]. Their 32-run defeat ‌by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chennai-super-kings/hQRNSDp4/"]Chennai Super Kings[/a] on Tuesday was their fourth ‌loss and nudged them further off the playoff pace.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/green-cameron/215OHqmh/"]Green[/a], who cost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kolkata-knight-riders/nmRRRXaA/"]Kolkata[/a] a record $2.77 million, was recruited to drive their push for a ‌third title but he has yet to ⁠catch fire.[/p][p]The 26-year-old played his ‌first three matches of the season solely as a batter as he ​completed his recovery from a lower back injury but they would have hoped for a higher return than ​56 runs from five innings.[/p][p]In Chennai, he struggled with both bat and ball, conceding 30 runs in two wicketless ⁠overs and falling for ​a first-ball duck.[/p][embed guid="c4075439-bf6f-496b-82f7-6718d13370af" url="https://x.com/IPL/status/2044101038316368246" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]He has not had the start he would've liked but he's obviously a quality player,[/b]" bowling coach Tim Southee said after the loss.[/p][p]"He has not had a lot of ‌cricket leading to the IPL.[/p][p]"[b]Of all people, he'll be the most disappointed himself the way he's started. But he's a great cricketer and I'm sure he'll bounce back at some stage in this tournament.[/b]"[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tyagi-kartik/6y8RmsrE/"]Kartik Tyagi[/a] claimed 2-35 in his four overs but Chennai still surged to 192-5 against Kolkata's depleted pace attack.[/p][embed guid="be611066-53dd-4daa-a807-c15065bad8e7" url="https://x.com/IPL/status/1662154133691060225" social-type="twitter" /][p]Kolkata have lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rana-harshit/ro5w2BMB/"]Harshit Rana[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/deep-akash/0OY5rz3O/"]Akash Deep[/a] to injuries and were forced to omit overseas seamer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahman-mastafizur/84VLDu6e/"]Mustafizur ‌Rahman[/a] amid diplomatic tensions between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mumbai-indians/2eZPzJH2/"]India[/a] and Bangladesh.[/p][p]They are also ​awaiting the arrival of Sri Lankan [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pathirana-matheesha/vDMtX23O/"]Matheesha Pathirana[/a] after ‌the seamer's recovery from a calf injury.[/p][p]"[b]The results are not going our way[/b]," Southee said.[/p][p]"[b]In the last few games we've seen glimpses, just not enough to put on a performance worthy of a win. The number of ⁠injuries hasn't helped, but we're ⁠impressed with the way ‌Kartik Tyagi bowled.[/b]"[/p]