The Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has hailed India's bench strength, saying that India is the only country right now that has the potential to play three different teams in three different formats of the game in three different corners of the world on the same day. But there won't be any sacrifice made in the quality of the cricket played. Earlier, Mitchell Starc had pulled himself out of the Champions Trophy due to a sore ankle. And recently, on a YouTube show with a channel named 'FanaticsTV,' he said that India can tour in Australia, England, and South Africa all at the same time and still play good cricket. He said, "I think they are probably the only nation that can have a Test team, a one-day team and a T20 team play on the same day against Australia in the Test, England in the one-dayer and South Africa in the T20I; and India will be competitive. No other country can do that." Read also: Mitchell Marsh Will Play in IPL 2025 But as a Specialist Batter Starc Credits IPL for India’s Growing Talent Pool Australian pacer Mitchell Starc acknowledged the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) role in shaping India’s deep talent pool. Speaking at an event, he responded to a question about whether IPL’s expansion benefits India in white-ball cricket. Starc noted that IPL remains the premier T20 league, bringing together top Indian players and international stars. He emphasized that while players worldwide gain exposure through multiple franchise leagues, Indian cricketers focus solely on IPL, enhancing their experience and competition level. Starc said, "I am not sure if it's an advantage per se because as cricketers we have got these opportunities to play all franchise (cricket) around the world (but) the Indian guys can only play in the IPL. Obviously, it's the number one product, has got all the Indians playing, so much influx of international talent. It's at the top. There's no doubt that it's a huge tournament...But I don't think you can just sit on that because you have guys (players around the world) that play 5-6 different franchise leagues a year; so they are still getting the exposure to world cricket. That (IPL) helps, it's a great tournament, but obviously you have got to have talent there; and the depth in Indian cricket (is huge)." The 2025 IPL season kicks off on March 22, with Starc set to represent the Delhi Capitals, who acquired him for ₹11.75 crore.