
Delhi Capitals' Mitchell Starc delivers a ball during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, India, on April 29, 2025. — AFP
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New Delhi: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc will not return to the Indian Premier League, while former England White Ball captain Jose Butler will leave before the play office.
The world’s richest cricket tournament was suspended last week due to a brief but deadly dispute between India and Pakistan, equipped with nuclear weapons. The competition will resume on Saturday, but it faces several top stars for the closing stages due to clashes with international teams, including Australia, England and South Africa.
From May 7, four days of drones, missiles and artillery exchange include nearly 70 people, including dozens of civilians, were killed on both sides of the border. Stark was playing in Delhi, the capital of Delhi, when a match was abandoned because officials said flood light was a failure.
Dharmasal is less than 200 km (125 miles) from the town of Jammu, where blasts were reported a few hours ago. The stadium was evacuated quickly and the 35 -year -old Starc, the team, got out of the ground.
Stark told Delhi’s capitals that they would not return, Australian media reported that on June 11, they freed them to focus on construction in the final of their country’s World Test Championship against South Africa on June 11.
Delhi team or IPL did not immediately confirm. Australian captain Pat Commons and Star Batter Travis Head will return to India, but other Australian plans are unclear.
The league suspension has thrown its schedule from the opener, the play office is now starting later and the final nine days are returned on June 3, on June 3, Gujarat Titans are at the top of the 10 teams table and are sure to reach the play office starting on May 29.
But the wicketkeeper Butler will leave the team after the group stage and will be replaced by Sri Lanka’s Kosal Mendes, which will allow the British to be available for the first ODI against the West Indies.
According to the BBC, England’s all -rounders Jacob Bethal and Will Jacks, who play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians respectively, are also expected to leave the IPL soon. When their teams arrive there, South African players are also ready to lose the playoff stage.
South Africa has said its players should leave India by May 26 so that they can prepare for the WTC final. Coach Shukri Conrad said this week, “As it stands, we are not growing on it.” Butler to leave the Testa IPL initially for England’s duty
Former England White Ball captain Jose Butler will leave the scheduled Indian Premier League before the Play Office so he can be available to his country, it is likely that the first event will be the first time in the early several early departures.
In a shock to Gujarat Titans, the wicketkeeper will leave the play office when he arrives there, which is likely to be very likely as he is at the top of the 10 teams. Gujarat said that the replacement of Butler will be replaced by Sri Lanka’s Kosal Mendes, who will start in the IPL.
The richest tournament in cricket was suspended last week due to a brief dispute between neighbors India and Pakistan, equipped with nuclear weapons. From May 7, there were about 70 70 people, including dozens of civilians killed on both sides in exchange for four days of drones, missiles and artillery.
The IPL will resume after a trace on Saturday, but the schedule has been thrown from the opener, the play office now starts on May 29 and the final has returned on June 3. This means that IPL teams have been contracted in the stages of the West Indies closed with the Home ODI series in England.
Mendes will formally replace Butler on May 26, which will allow the British to be available for the first match against the West Indies three days later. According to the BBC, all -rounder Jacob Bethal and Will Jacques, who play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, are also expected to leave the IPL soon. Some South Africa and Australian players also seem ready to lose the playoff stage when their IPL teams arrive there.
The two countries compete in the final of the World Test Championship at Lord’s June 11 and will start their preparations later this month. South Africa has said its players should leave India by May 26.