Mitchell Starc opines on whether playing IPL is an advantage for cricketers

Australia's talented bowler Mitchell Starc was asked about whether the Indian players have an added advantage as they play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two months. Starc replied with a lot of maturity, highlighting that players from other countries play in other T20 leagues, but the Indians get only one tournament to play. Hence, it's not an advantage for them. 

"I'm not sure it is an advantage per se because as cricketers we have got all the opportunities to play all franchises in the world, but the Indian guys can only play in the IPL. So, I don't think you can sit on that because you have guys who play across five to six different franchise leagues a year. So, even they are getting the exposure to white-ball cricket," said Mitchell Starc on Fanatics TV. 

The 18th edition of the (IPL) will start on March 22, and the first game will be between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The league will feature ten teams who will be playing for that ultimate trophy. 

Not surprised that India won: Mitchell Starc

Australia's Mitchell Starc said that he wasn't much surprised regarding India's victory in the Champions Trophy 2025. Moreover, he also mentioned that he hadn't watched any game in the tournament. Starc praised Varun Chakaravarthy's bowling as he played with him in KKR. 

"Not surprised that India won. I'll be honest here, I did not watch a single ball. I'm not sure I watched much of the Champions Trophy at all. Just bits and pieces of the Aussie games. I played with Chakaravarthy with KKR last season, he is a huge talent, an interesting bowler. Now whether they are the best white-ball team ever? The Indian fans will say yes, the Australian fans will probably say no," said Mitchell Starc.