#3 Mitchell Starc

One of the most lethal left-arm bowlers in the current set of players is Mitchell Starc. But he missed out on the entire season IPL 2018 after suffering from a tibial bone stress.
Kolkata Knight Riders spent about 9.4cr to spearhead their attack but injury prevented him from even wearing the purple and gold jersey. The main reason for releasing Starc is the uncertainty around his availability for the IPL.
IPL 2019 is immediately followed by ICC Cricket World Cup in England, where Australia will be the defending champions. Cricket Australia has announced that their players will be playing the last round of Sheffield Shield games and as well take participate in the World Cup preparatory camp in early May leaving them just 2-3 weeks in IPL.
With his participation in question, teams would be reluctant to buy him as there is a restriction on the cap of foreign players who can part of the squad.
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