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IPL 2018: 5 unsold bowlers who would have performed better than the replacements

Mitchell Starc's injury has proved to be costly for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Mitchell Starc's injury has proved to be costly for the Kolkata Knight Riders

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has slowly turned into the Injured Players League. Some of the highly anticipated players have pulled out of the cash-rich league due to injuries. It has also led the team to alter their line-up and find suitable replacements.

However, the replaced players have found it hard to adjust to the conditions in a short span of time and haven't been effective. Teams too regret roping in some player as replacements as they have performed very poorly. Here we look at some unsold players who could have been more effective in the T20 tournament.


#5 Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron
Varun Aaron has been riddled with injuries

The Jharkhand pacer was considered as one of the bright spots in the Indian bowling department. He made his ODI debut against England in 2011. However, his career has been riddled with injuries. He went unsold in the 2018 IPL auction after having been priced at INR 50 lakhs.

In the IPL, he is more of a death-over specialist. He can also take important wickets at timely intervals. Though, he has played for various franchises, he has never been able to establish himself as a consistent bowler due to injuries. He is in-form right now but the teams haven't considered him.

His yorkers can rip apart the stumps, which only the best bowlers can do and is a threat to any batsman. He will not take up a foreign slot as well and hence the teams made a huge blunder of not roping him as a replacement.

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