
Australia's Starc opts out of return to IPL: reports
The Peninsula
New Delhi: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc will not return to the disrupted Indian Premier League, reports said Friday, while England s former w...
New Delhi: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc will not return to the disrupted Indian Premier League, reports said Friday, while England's former white-ball captain Jos Buttler will leave before the playoffs.
The world's richest cricket tournament was suspended last week because of a brief but deadly conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan.
The competition will resume Saturday but faces losing several top stars for the closing stages because of clashes with the schedules of international teams including Australia, England and South Africa.
Starc's Delhi Capitals were playing in Dharamsala when a match was abandoned because of what officials said was floodlight failure.
Dharamsala is less than 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the town of Jammu, where explosions were reported hours earlier the same day.













