India, June 6 -- Australia pacer Mitchell Starc finally broke his silence on not returning to India for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season once it resumed after a one-week suspension. The rising cross-border tension between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack led to the 18th edition of the T20 tournament being suspended for one week. However, a ceasefire declaration paved the way for the competition to resume.

While most of the foreign stars returned for the remainder of the league, Australia's Mitchell Starc and Jake Fraser-McGurk, who both represented Delhi Capitals, did not.

While speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Starc said that he had his concerns and questions, and he felt it best not to make the trip to...