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Foreign players are a vital cog in the wheel of any IPL team. Their performances are crucial to their team's chances in the IPL.
In this year's IPL there has been some excellent match winning knocks by Shane Watson, AB De Villers, and Chris Gayle.
On the other hand, there are a few players who are struggling to perform. These players have been bought for exorbitant sums and it is painful to see them underperform.
Due to lack of options, some teams have persisted with these players while others have replaced them with better players.
Here are the three foreign players who have miserably failed in this year's IPL:
#3 Kieron Pollard
When Mumbai Indians picked up Kiron Pollard with the RTM card, there were huge expectations from the burly all-rounder.
His poor show in this year's IPL is one of the reasons why Mumbai Indians are struggling in the tournament.
Playing in this IPL as a batsman, he was supposed to play the role of a finisher and add impetus to the end of the innings.
In his ninth season at Mumbai, Pollard has failed to impress. In the six matches that he has played so far, he has scored only 63 runs at an average of 15.75.
After his failure in the last match, MI coach Mahela Jayawardene expressed disappointment with regards to Pollard's performance.
It is sad to see the explosive Pollard struggling to time the ball.
The team management has given enough chances to Pollard to prove his worth and they gave JP Duminy a chance to start in this year's IPL against Chennai Superkings.
#2 D'Arcy Short
After Rajasthan Royals bought him for a whopping 4 crores, he was supposed to be one of the players to watch out for.
He was the best batsman in the BBL and scored 504 runs in the tournament. There were huge expectations from him in the absence of Steven Smith.
Contrary to the expectations, he turned out to be a huge flop. In the four matches that he has played, he has just scored 65 runs at a strike rate of 97.01.
His poor contributions at the top of the order have affected the other batsmen as they had to up the ante. Due to his poor form, he was dropped in the last two matches.
With the arrival of Davy Klassen and Jofra Archer being fit, it is doubtful if Short gets another opportunity to prove his worth.
#1 Aaron Finch
In this year's IPL, Finch created a record by playing for his seventh team in the IPL. He had a stellar 2016 and 17 campaign for Gujarat Lions.
He scored 393 runs in 2016 and 300 runs respectively in 2017. Looking at these records, Kings XI Punjab paid a whopping 6.2 crore for his services.
After missing the initial matches because of his marriage, he scored two consecutive ducks against RCB and CSK. Notably, on both the occasions he was out for a golden duck.
In the six matches that he has played so far, he has only 24 runs to show. With players like Miller and Stoinis in the reserves, he should start firing quickly else he will be out of the playing XI.
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