IPL 2018: List of injured Players who have been ruled out of IPL 2018 

The Indian Premier League is one of the best T20 tournaments in the world. 11th edition started on 7th April 2018 and has witnessed some brilliant matches so far. In the IPL 2018 auctions, franchises picked players according to their form, fitness, talent and the attitude.

While the majority are enjoying the chance of playing in the IPL 11, a few players were ruled out of current edition due to injuries just before the tournament or at the start that has made life tough for the franchises to select their best playing XI.

Let’s look at the players who have been ruled out of IPL 2018:

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#1 Mitchell Starc

In the 2018 auction, one of the best bowlers in the world bought by Kolkata Knight Riders, Mitchell Starc for RS 9.4 Crores. Before fourth Test match against South Africa at Johannesburg played from 30th March to 3rd April, Starc was ruled out due to right leg injury.

Mitchell Starc had missed the 2016 and 2017 editions of IPL due to injuries after promising contributions during 2014 and 2015 editions. With Kolkata Knight Riders struggling for top quality bowlers, the Australian pacer would be missed immensely. His replacement in Tom Curran has played 1 match so far and has not performed according to expectations.

#2 Kagiso Rabada

The number 1 ranked Test bowler in the world, Kagiso Rabada was retained using right to match card by Delhi Daredevils franchise at price money of Rs 4.2 Crores. The South African young bowler suffered an injury during the 4th Test match against Australia. He was the pick of bowlers for South Africa taking 23 wickets in 4 matches and was named as man of series.

Rabada was ruled out before the IPL 2018 due to a back injury and is expected to be out for 3 months, meaning he misses entire IPL 11 edition. South African fast bowler has been replaced by England pace bowler Liam Plunkett.

#3 Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins the promising young bowler from Australia was bought by Mumbai Indians in the auction at RS 5.4 Crores. He produced some fine bowling spells in the 4 match test series against South Africa. Last year, Cummins represented Delhi Daredevils who picked 15 wickets in 12 matches.

New Zealand young fast bowler Adam Milne replaces Pat Cummins. Milne has featured in 5 matches only for Royal Challengers Bangalore taking just 4 wickets.

#4 Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav the hard-hitting batsman from Maharashtra was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction at RS 7.8 Crores. He played in the XI for Chennai Super Kings during the opening match of IPL 2018 against Mumbai Indians. Jadhav got injured and had to leave the field. He was one of the promising youngsters with the ability to support ball, bat and field.

In the 2017 edition of Indian Premier League, Jadhav played for Royal Challengers Bangalore scoring 267 runs in 13 matches with the top score of 69.

After the dismissal of Bravo in the 19th over, he came in the last over and for Chennai Super Kings, hit the winning runs. Kedar Jadhav was ruled out of IPL 2018 due to the hamstring injury. David Willey an all-rounder from England, has been named as his replacement for the rest of tournament who might meet the needs of the franchise.

#5 Mitchell Santner

The promising young all-rounder from New Zealand Mitchell Santner was bought Chennai Super Kings in the auction for RS 50 Lakhs. He has shown lots of promise for New Zealand national squad with good all-round performances with bat and ball.

Mitchell Santer could not play the Test series against England played in March and will miss 9 months of cricket due to the knee injury. Before the IPL started. Santner was ruled out of IPL. With his contributions with the ball and bat, it is a big blow for Chennai Super Kings.

#6 Zahir Khan

Afghanistan young spinner Zahir Khan Pakteen was bought by Rajasthan Royals at base price money RS 20 Lakhs. After Rajasthan Royal’s first match, the young left-arm chinaman bowler was ruled out of IPL due to an injury.

Zahir Khan Pakteen featured in 2016 Under 19 World Cup. He was keen to work with Rajasthan Royals coach and widely known spinner Shane Warne. Royals have named Ish Sodhi of New Zealand as his replacement. Being of Indian origin and knowing the conditions better, he may also fulfill the expectations of the franchise.

Ish Sodhi has the experience of playing in Indian conditions for New Zealand, so he could provide the option of leg spin that can trouble any batsmen.

#7 Nathan Coulter-Nile

The Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter Nile was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.50 Crores. Before the Indian Premier League 2018 started, Nathan Coulter Nile was ruled out due to a sustained stress back fracture.

In the 2017 edition, Nathan Coulter Nile played for Kolkata Knight Riders taking 15 wickets from 8 matches. Corey Anderson an all-rounder from New Zealand has replacement Nathan Coulter Nile. Anderson may do better contribution with the bat, ball, and field if given a chance.

#8 Kamlesh Nagarkoti

The sensational fast bowler of Under 19 World Cup Indian winning team in 2018, Kamlesh Nagarkoti was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 3.20 Crores. He has the ability to show his class with the ball.

Kolkata Knight Riders have played 3 matches in the IPL 2018 edition. Before the 3rd match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday at Eden Garden’s, the Under 19 bowler Kamlesh Nagarkoti was ruled out of IPL due to the foot injury and will miss the entire season. It is a big lost opportunity for him to feature in the playing XI.

Nagarkoti was impressive in Under 19 World Cup 2018, picking up 9 wickets from 6 matches and helped Men in Blue win 4th Under 19 title.

#9 Jason Behrendroff

The Australian young bowler Jason Behrendroff was bought by Mumbai Indians in the auction for Rs 1.5 Crores. He has been a consistent performer for Perth Scorchers in Big Bash League tournament taking 45 wickets in 32 matches. He performed very well in the 2nd game at Guwahati taking 4 wickets and helped Australia win the match that was held in October 2017.

He did not even land in India as he was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. His ability to deceive the batsmen with his swing would have been useful for Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians may not miss him because of presence Bumrah and Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh. New Zealand fast bowler, Mitchell McClenaghan was announced as his replacement, who has played for Mumbai Indians in the previous seasons

Mitchell McClenaghan took 16 wickets from 14 matches in IPL 10 and was instrumental in helping Mumbai Indians winning their 3rd title.

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