Due to the Indo-Pak border tensions, the Indian Premier League had to pause for nine days before it got rescheduled. The Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals match was going on at Dharamshala, 85 metres away from Pathankot. By that time, Pathankot was under drone attack, and the floodlights at Dharamshala gradually turned off and the spectators as well as players and media staff were evacuated. Mitchell Starc's wife, Allysa Healy, narrated in a podcast about the traumatic experience, and thereafter, Starc did not return. Delhi Capitals got Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman as Starc's replacement for just three matches. However, Starc, recalling himself turning back from the tournament, said that he has no regret. Even though he is still loyal to the franchise, he won't shy away from whatever consequences he might have to face for quitting. He recently attended an interview session with "The Age," where he narrated his experiences. He said, "I’m comfortable with my decision and how I felt about the whole situation and how it was handled. That’s why I made my decision post-that, and my focus changed to red-ball cricket for about a week prior to coming over here." He further added that the tournament getting delayed shifted him totally towards red-ball cricket, given the World Test Championship knocking at the door. He said, "Time will tell with repercussions or how it looks with guys that didn’t return. But I’ve had my questions and concerns leading into that game, and obviously we saw what happened, which played a part in my decision. There was a little bit of that to my decision around the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. And then once the tournament was delayed you start to think about guys’ preparation for the Test match." Read also: WTC Final 2025: What If Rain Washes Out AUS vs SA Clash? The car and train journey for Punjab Mitchell Starc did not sound comfortable with the way the crisis was handled. Six hours in the bus and thereafter the Vande Bharat Express both teams were taken from Dharamshala to a nearby station. While both teams underwent the same experience, Mitchell Starc and his fellow DC teammate Jake Fraser McGurk decided to take their own path. Speaking about that, "Things were handled differently for different players and different teams, the guys up in Dharamsala, the Punjab guys were part of that, and while both teams had similar experiences up there, all those guys returned for Punjab, and Jake Fraser-McGurk and I chose not to. So it was a very individual decision, and I’m happy to live with whatever comes of that." However, he clarified that circumstances wont question his loyalty for Delhi. He concluded, “I’m still heavily committed to the Delhi group, and I’m not someone that’s gone into tournaments and pulled out after being picked up in an auction or whatever that looks like." He added, “These are different circumstances. It was more a question of not having enough information leading into making a decision [about] things of that degree. I had a discussion back home then came to a decision, and whatever comes from that I’m comfortable with that and we move forward." Notably, Mitchell Starc took 14 wickets in for DC this season, averaging 26.14 and at an economy of 10.16. Presently, he gearing up for the World Test Championship, starting tomorrow at the Lords' cricket Stadium, Engalnd, as his team, australia will face South Africa led by Temba Bavuma.