Starc has his say on players participating in IPL during early stages of Australia's home season

BCCI might look to organise the IPL 2020 in October-November if the T20 World Cup gets postponed due to COVID-19.

By Salman Anjum - 26 May, 2020

Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc won’t have any issue if players decide to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the early stages of Australia's home season.

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Recently, the BCCI said it would consider staging the cash-rich event in October-November window if the T20 World Cup, which is slated to be held in Australia during those months, did not go ahead due to COVID-19 pandemic.

"Do I have an issue with it? I don't think so. They're pre-existing contracts. There's a lot of things that would have to go into that I assume. Cricket Australia would have to clear those guys so if they're clear to go, I don't see a problem with it," cricket.com.au quoted Starc as saying.

"They're pre-existing contracts and they would have been playing anyway. There's obviously a different hurdle of domestic cricket there. It'd be an interesting decision, not one I'd have to make, so I'll let them make their decisions," he added.

Last year, Starc had decided to pull out of IPL 2020 and said that he does not have to worry about the premier T20 tournament as he does not have a contract.

"I'd consider it, I'd think about it. Obviously it'd be right at the start of our domestic season as well so it'd be a fair bit to consider. But I don't currently have a contract, so I currently don't have to worry," Starc said.

The Australian players require clearance from CA to feature in domestic leagues abroad, and they usually get approval for the IPL.

The 13th edition of IPL was originally slated to start on March 29, but the Coronavirus outbreak forced the BCCI to postpone the competition until further notice.

(With ANI inputs)

 

By Salman Anjum - 26 May, 2020

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