IPL 2024: 5 underperforming overseas players who have failed to live up to their team's expectations

The cash-rich Indian franchise T20 tournament, Indian Premier League (IPL) is undoubtedly a big stage where the player across the cricketing diameter of the world shows their potential. The concept of ‘4 overseas players in a team’ has provided an interesting battle and some amazing performances from the overseas players.

But some of the overseas players who were highly expected to perform for their respective sides haven’t got going in the ongoing IPL 2024 so far.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the 5 underperforming overseas played who haven’t lived up to the expectations of their teams in the current season of the tournament.

Here’s a look at 5 underperforming overseas players

Daryl Mitchell – CSK

The star New Zealand batting all-rounder Daryl Mitchell was bought by the five-time champions, Chennai Super Kings for an amount of INR 14.00 crores in the IPL 2024 mini-auction. However, Mitchell’s performances so far in IPL 2024 haven’t been worth the amount spent by CSK to pick him.

He has scored only 118 runs in the 5 innings of the 5 matches with a poor average of 29.50 and a strike rate of only 125.53, with only 5 fours and 5 sixes with the bat. Speaking of his bowling, he has scalped only 1 wicket so far in the current season of the tournament.

Glenn Maxwell – RCB

The veteran and blistering Australia all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell has failed badly with the bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024. He has batted in 5 innings of the 5 matches he has played so far for RCB in this season. In these 5 innings, he has scored only 32 runs with a very dismal average of 6.40, with only 3 fours and a six with the bat.

Speaking of bowling, Maxwell has picked 4 wickets after 8 overs so far in the ongoing 17th edition of the Indian Premier League.

Cameron Green – RCB

The young Australia all-rounder Cameron Green was one of the star performers for the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians in the previous edition of the Indian Premier League last year in 2023. He scored 452 runs in 16 matches with a brilliant average of 50.22, hitting a century and two half-centuries with the bat in IPL 2023.

Later, he was picked by RCB during the IPL 2024 mini-auction for a whopping price of INR 17.50 crores. But the Aussie star has failed to live up to the franchise’s expectations and has scored only 68 runs with the bat, with a poor average of 17.00, hitting only 6 fours and 2 sixes. He has also been not impressive with the ball, scalping only 2 wickets in 11.1 overs so far with an economy rate of 9.40 and a dismal average of 52.50.

Mitchell Starc – KKR

The veteran Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is one of the most expensive players among all who are featured in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024. The two-time IPL champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bought Mitchell Starc for a massive amount of INR 24.75 crores during the mini-auction for IPL 2024.

Starc hasn’t justified KKR’s move of spending huge money over him and has scalped only 2 wickets in the 4 innings of the 4 matches, after bowling 14 overs, having a poor economy rate of 11.00 and an unbelievably disappointing average of 77.00.

Alzarri Joseph – RCB

Earlier, the 27-year-old Caribbean pacer Alzarri Joseph was associated with the IPL 2022 champions Gujarat Titans. He was there in the role of a second-choice bowler of the Titans’ setup but surprisingly the Royal Challengers Bengaluru went on to spend INR 11.50 crores in the IPL 2024 mini-auction to buy Alzarri Joseph.

He has been very costly for RCB as he has scalped only 1 wicket after bowling 9.4 overs and conceding 115 runs, with an economy rate of 11.90.