IPL 2018: 5 replacements who have failed to perform

#2 Tom Curran

Starc's shoes were too big to fill for Curran

Kolkata Knight Riders raised a few eyebrows when they named Tom Curran as Mitchell Starc's replacement. Starc was KKR's prized acquisition at the auctions and losing him to injury was a big setback for them.

KKR could have gone for experienced pacers like Morne Morkel or Jason Holder, but they went for Tom Curran, who is relatively new to International cricket. And his inexperience has cost the Knight Riders dearly. The England quick has proven to be very expensive in his stint so far, having gone for 11.60 runs per over, bowling extremely inconsistently at the death.