{"id":145739,"date":"2026-03-23T05:27:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=145739"},"modified":"2026-03-23T05:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:57:49","slug":"delhi-capitals-team-news-ipl-2026-starc-yet-to-get-noc-from-cricket-australia-dc-hopeful-of-his-arrival-before-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=145739","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Capitals Team News, IPL 2026: Starc yet to get NOC from Cricket Australia, DC hopeful of his arrival before opener"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Delhi Capitals said on Monday that Cricket Australia is yet to grant a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to Mitchell Starc for his IPL stint but the franchise remains hopeful the lead pacer will join the squad before its tournament opener on April 1.<\/p>\n

In a media interaction, Capitals skipper Axar Patel, cricket director Venugopal Rao and head coach Hemang Badani fielded multiple questions on the availability of their pace spearhead. Starc had taken 14 wickets in 11 games last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are waiting to get the NOC from Cricket Australia. Once we get that, we will know when he will join us,\u201d said Badani.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in constant touch with CA. He had a bowled few days back. Unless Cricket Australia signs off on him that he is fit to play, there is little a franchise can do,\u201d said the coach when asked if the delay in issuing NOC was due to fitness or workload management.<\/p>\n

Sitting next to him, Rao added: \u201cHe is coming, it is just a question of getting the NOC from Cricket Australia. They are monitoring, we are monitoring (his fitness and workload). \u201c<\/p>\n

READ | IPL build-up far from ideal for franchises as injuries, absences pile up<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Flanked by Rao and Badani, Axar was asked if he was ready to play T. Natarajan in Starc\u2019s place if the latter doesn\u2019t arrive in the time for team\u2019s first game against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on April 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is tough to answer that at this stage. If Starc gets NOC, he can come before the first match also. We are waiting for that update. If he doesn\u2019t come, there is no temptation to replace a left-arm pacer with a left-arm pacer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is about team combination. Having said that, Natajaran is doing really well and is 100 per cent fit,\u201d said Axar.<\/p>\n

Natarajan had played just two games last season due to a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

Published on Mar 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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