The Australian all-rounder, Cameron Green, who made his international debut during the third and the final ODI against India acknowledged that he was ‘taken back’ by the warmth showed by the Indian wicket-keeper batsman, KL Rahul during the third ODI in Canberra on Friday. Green, who was making his Australia debut revealed he had butterflies in his stomach when he walked in to bat but Rahul was kind enough to share a few words that made the youngster feel welcome.

Recalling the incident, Green said, “I was actually taken back with how nice KL Rahul was behind the stumps. He asked me whether I was nervous or not and I just replied saying ‘Yeah, I was a little bit nervous’. He was like ‘Yeah, go well youngster’ type of thing. So I was actually a bit taken back.”

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Green became the 230th player to play for Australia in one-day international cricket. After receiving his cap from former captain Steve Smith, Green bowled four overs in which he went wicketless for 27 runs. With the bat, Green walked in at No. 5 and scored 21 off 27 with a four and six before he perished in the deep off the bowling of Kuldeep Yadav.

Cameron Green thought he would receive a bit of a hostile reception, which is why he was left pleasantly surprised by Rahul’s kind words, something the 21-year-old acknowledged that he’ll always remember.

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Green further explained, “I thought it would have been pretty opposite because (while bowling), I think Virat was trying to be pretty loud at the time. Finchy tried to get under his skin with a couple of words. So yeah, I was a bit taken back with how nice that was. I’ll remember that forever.”