Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders had a fine IPL 2018. With eight wins in 14 games, KKR finished third in group stages, thriving them to the the playoffs of the tournament. They continued the good run by defeating <strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong> in the eliminator, however, finally ended their campaign in the second qualifier. Chasing the total of 175 runs, they fell short of 14 runs, paying way to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the finals.

On Thursday, all the franchises made their choice over who they want to continue with and whose services they don&#8217;t require now. Similarly, KKR also released eight players while retained other 13 for the upcoming season. Actor, Shahrukh Khan co-owned, franchise, left out a few noted names, including Aussie pace-duo of Mitchell Johnson and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-kkr-ceo-clears-the-air-over-releasing-mitchell-starc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Mitchell Starc</strong></a>.

Former has already retired from international cricket while the latter is one of the quickest bowlers serving the world cricket, currently. Though, owing to his consistent injuries, KKR had to take a call over him. Meanwhile, they now will be looking to find a good replacement for Starc and add some variety to their spin-dominating bowling line-up.

Here we take a look at the three players who could replace Starc:

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/05/Jaydev-Unadkat.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-256655" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jaydev-Unadkat.jpg" alt="Jaydev Unadkat" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-256655" class="wp-caption-text">Rajasthan Royals&#8217; Jaydev Unadkat. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption>

The most expensive Indian buy of previous auction, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-rr-disclose-the-reason-for-releasing-jaydev-unadkat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Jaydev Unadkat</strong></a> was also shown the door by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the upcoming season. The left-arm pacer surprised one and all last year when Rajasthan made a huge bid of Rs 11.5 Crores for him. However, he failed to live to the hype in the tournament, scalping just 11 wickets in the 15 matches.

The Saurashtra-born cricketer though bowls those cutters and has the ability to swing the new ball. He can surely earn himself a buyer in the upcoming auction and KKR might also be interested in him. They can use him as a replacement of Starc to balance their squad for the forthcoming edition of IPL.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/11/Oshane-Thomas.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-291541" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Oshane-Thomas.jpg" alt="Oshane Thomas" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-291541" class="wp-caption-text">Oshane Thomas. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The recently concluded India-Windies series in which India dominated in all the three formats, saw a few new Caribbean faces hitting the headlines as well. Oshane Thomas, a strong built fast bowler was one among them.

He left a mark straightaway with his raw pace and bounce off the pitch. Despite taking only two wickets in as many ODIs, Oshane might have caught the attention of IPL franchises as they are always looking forward in roping in quick bowlers. He troubled the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/faf-du-plessis-helps-australia-with-a-trick-on-how-to-deal-with-virat-kohli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Virat Kohli</strong></a>, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma during the ODIs and surely has the potential to become the future star.

KKR will be having an eye on Oshane and it will be interesting to see how many teams go for him during the auction next month.

<a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Jasprit-Bumrah-Mustafizur-Rahman.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-237815" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-Mustafizur-Rahman.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah &amp; Mustafizur Rahman" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-237815" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah &amp; Mustafizur Rahman. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Bangladesh&#8217;s pace bowling sensation, Mustafizur Rahman would be one the best options for KKR to replace the tall Aussie pacer. He has been around for a while and never misses an opportunity to impress with his flamboyant bowling. He has a lot of variations up his sleeves and would be a handful in the T20 tournament.

Mumbai Indians releasing him came as a surprise for many but the 23-year-old might lead to a bidding war in the upcoming auction. He recently had a dream outing in the Asia Cup and can be an excellent seam bowling option for any team, if IPL takes place in <strong>South Africa</strong> next year. Kolkata Knight Riders would hope to get his services and fill up the missing place of Mitchell Starc.

<p>Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders had a fine IPL 2018. With eight wins in 14 games, KKR finished third in group stages, thriving them to the the playoffs of the tournament. They continued the good run by defeating <strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong> in the eliminator, however, finally ended their campaign in the second qualifier. Chasing the total of 175 runs, they fell short of 14 runs, paying way to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the finals.</p>
<p>On Thursday, all the franchises made their choice over who they want to continue with and whose services they don’t require now. Similarly, KKR also released eight players while retained other 13 for the upcoming season. Actor, Shahrukh Khan co-owned, franchise, left out a few noted names, including Aussie pace-duo of Mitchell Johnson and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-kkr-ceo-clears-the-air-over-releasing-mitchell-starc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Mitchell Starc</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Former has already retired from international cricket while the latter is one of the quickest bowlers serving the world cricket, currently. Though, owing to his consistent injuries, KKR had to take a call over him. Meanwhile, they now will be looking to find a good replacement for Starc and add some variety to their spin-dominating bowling line-up.</p>
<h3>Here we take a look at the three players who could replace Starc:</h3>
<h3>3. Jaydev Unadkat</h3>
<figure id="attachment_256655" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-256655" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/05/Jaydev-Unadkat.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-256655" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jaydev-Unadkat.jpg" alt="Jaydev Unadkat" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-256655" class="wp-caption-text">Rajasthan Royals’ Jaydev Unadkat. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The most expensive Indian buy of previous auction, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-rr-disclose-the-reason-for-releasing-jaydev-unadkat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Jaydev Unadkat</strong></a> was also shown the door by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the upcoming season. The left-arm pacer surprised one and all last year when Rajasthan made a huge bid of Rs 11.5 Crores for him. However, he failed to live to the hype in the tournament, scalping just 11 wickets in the 15 matches.</p>
<p>The Saurashtra-born cricketer though bowls those cutters and has the ability to swing the new ball. He can surely earn himself a buyer in the upcoming auction and KKR might also be interested in him. They can use him as a replacement of Starc to balance their squad for the forthcoming edition of IPL.</p>
<h3>2. Oshane Thomas</h3>
<figure id="attachment_291541" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-291541" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/11/Oshane-Thomas.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-291541" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Oshane-Thomas.jpg" alt="Oshane Thomas" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-291541" class="wp-caption-text">Oshane Thomas. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The recently concluded India-Windies series in which India dominated in all the three formats, saw a few new Caribbean faces hitting the headlines as well. Oshane Thomas, a strong built fast bowler was one among them.</p>
<p>He left a mark straightaway with his raw pace and bounce off the pitch. Despite taking only two wickets in as many ODIs, Oshane might have caught the attention of IPL franchises as they are always looking forward in roping in quick bowlers. He troubled the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/faf-du-plessis-helps-australia-with-a-trick-on-how-to-deal-with-virat-kohli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Virat Kohli</strong></a>, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma during the ODIs and surely has the potential to become the future star.</p>
<p>KKR will be having an eye on Oshane and it will be interesting to see how many teams go for him during the auction next month.</p>
<h3>1. Mustafizur Rahman</h3>
<figure id="attachment_237815" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-237815" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Jasprit-Bumrah-Mustafizur-Rahman.jpg"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-237815" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-Mustafizur-Rahman.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah &amp; Mustafizur Rahman" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-237815" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah &amp; Mustafizur Rahman. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bangladesh’s pace bowling sensation, Mustafizur Rahman would be one the best options for KKR to replace the tall Aussie pacer. He has been around for a while and never misses an opportunity to impress with his flamboyant bowling. He has a lot of variations up his sleeves and would be a handful in the T20 tournament.</p>
<p>Mumbai Indians releasing him came as a surprise for many but the 23-year-old might lead to a bidding war in the upcoming auction. He recently had a dream outing in the Asia Cup and can be an excellent seam bowling option for any team, if IPL takes place in <strong>South Africa</strong> next year.&nbsp;Kolkata Knight Riders would hope to get his services and fill up the missing place of Mitchell Starc.</p>

<p>Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders had a fine IPL 2018. With eight wins in 14 games, KKR finished third in group stages, thriving them to the the playoffs of the tournament. They continued the good run by defeating <strong>Rajasthan Royals</strong> in the eliminator, however, finally ended their campaign in the second qualifier. Chasing the total of 175 runs, they fell short of 14 runs, paying way to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the finals.</p>
<p>On Thursday, all the franchises made their choice over who they want to continue with and whose services they don&#8217;t require now. Similarly, KKR also released eight players while retained other 13 for the upcoming season. Actor, Shahrukh Khan co-owned, franchise, left out a few noted names, including Aussie pace-duo of Mitchell Johnson and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-kkr-ceo-clears-the-air-over-releasing-mitchell-starc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Mitchell Starc</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Former has already retired from international cricket while the latter is one of the quickest bowlers serving the world cricket, currently. Though, owing to his consistent injuries, KKR had to take a call over him. Meanwhile, they now will be looking to find a good replacement for Starc and add some variety to their spin-dominating bowling line-up.</p>
<h3>Here we take a look at the three players who could replace Starc:</h3>
<h3>3. Jaydev Unadkat</h3>
<figure id="attachment_256655" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-256655" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/05/Jaydev-Unadkat.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-256655" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jaydev-Unadkat.jpg" alt="Jaydev Unadkat" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-256655" class="wp-caption-text">Rajasthan Royals&#8217; Jaydev Unadkat. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The most expensive Indian buy of previous auction, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ipl-2019-rr-disclose-the-reason-for-releasing-jaydev-unadkat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Jaydev Unadkat</strong></a> was also shown the door by Rajasthan Royals ahead of the upcoming season. The left-arm pacer surprised one and all last year when Rajasthan made a huge bid of Rs 11.5 Crores for him. However, he failed to live to the hype in the tournament, scalping just 11 wickets in the 15 matches.</p>
<p>The Saurashtra-born cricketer though bowls those cutters and has the ability to swing the new ball. He can surely earn himself a buyer in the upcoming auction and KKR might also be interested in him. They can use him as a replacement of Starc to balance their squad for the forthcoming edition of IPL.</p>
<h3>2. Oshane Thomas</h3>
<figure id="attachment_291541" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-291541" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/11/Oshane-Thomas.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-291541" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Oshane-Thomas.jpg" alt="Oshane Thomas" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-291541" class="wp-caption-text">Oshane Thomas. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>The recently concluded India-Windies series in which India dominated in all the three formats, saw a few new Caribbean faces hitting the headlines as well. Oshane Thomas, a strong built fast bowler was one among them.</p>
<p>He left a mark straightaway with his raw pace and bounce off the pitch. Despite taking only two wickets in as many ODIs, Oshane might have caught the attention of IPL franchises as they are always looking forward in roping in quick bowlers. He troubled the likes of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/faf-du-plessis-helps-australia-with-a-trick-on-how-to-deal-with-virat-kohli/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Virat Kohli</strong></a>, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma during the ODIs and surely has the potential to become the future star.</p>
<p>KKR will be having an eye on Oshane and it will be interesting to see how many teams go for him during the auction next month.</p>
<h3>1. Mustafizur Rahman</h3>
<figure id="attachment_237815" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-237815" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/2018/04/Jasprit-Bumrah-Mustafizur-Rahman.jpg"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-237815" src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-Mustafizur-Rahman.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah &amp; Mustafizur Rahman" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-237815" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah &amp; Mustafizur Rahman. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Bangladesh&#8217;s pace bowling sensation, Mustafizur Rahman would be one the best options for KKR to replace the tall Aussie pacer. He has been around for a while and never misses an opportunity to impress with his flamboyant bowling. He has a lot of variations up his sleeves and would be a handful in the T20 tournament.</p>
<p>Mumbai Indians releasing him came as a surprise for many but the 23-year-old might lead to a bidding war in the upcoming auction. He recently had a dream outing in the Asia Cup and can be an excellent seam bowling option for any team, if IPL takes place in <strong>South Africa</strong> next year. Kolkata Knight Riders would hope to get his services and fill up the missing place of Mitchell Starc.</p>

These three players are surely worth a go for KKR.

IPL 2019: 3 Players who can replace Mitchell Starc in KKR squad

The Kolkata Knight Riders released Mitchell Starc, the Aussie pacer, ahead of the upcoming IPL season and we look at the three possible replacements for him.