Jake Fraser-McGurk's Coach Reveals Why DC Star Is Not Available For IPL 2025

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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 18:54 IST

Jake Fraser-McGurk is not coming backmost to India for the remainder of IPL 2025. He was replaced by Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman successful the DC squad connected May 14.

Jake Fraser-McGurk is unavailable for remainder of IPL 2025. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)

Delhi Capitals signed Australian top-order batter Jake Fraser-McGurk for Rs 9 crore successful the IPL 2025 mega auction. The right-handed batter played the archetypal six matches of the IPL 2025 play arsenic good for the Delhi-based franchise but could lone negociate to people 55 runs. Due to his flop amusement with the bat, helium was not considered for the spot successful the playing XI since DC’s lucifer astatine Arun Jaitley Stadium connected April 16 against Rajasthan Royals.

Fraser-McGurk, who made his IPL debut past twelvemonth for DC aft joining them arsenic a replacement player, decided to skip the remainder of IPL 2025, and connected Wednesday (May 14), DC signed Bangladesh’s left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman arsenic his replacement.

After the improvement was confirmed by Delhi Capitals, Fraser-McGurk’s coach, Shanon Young, during an enactment with Times of India, revealed the crushed for him not coming backmost to India.

I’m honestly not sure. He is inactive tossing up a decision. I spoke to him this morning, and helium is inactive unsure," Shanon told TOI.

According to Shanon, contempt Delhi Capitals handling the concern good successful Dharamsala connected May 8 erstwhile the PBKS-DC lucifer was called disconnected owed to the India-Pakistan conflict, it was excessively overmuch to grip for the 23-year-old.

“He was shaken much than most. Not surprising, fixed helium is the youngest of the tourists, and helium was rather uneasy the time earlier the crippled and past evidently aft we were evacuated and past the consequent travel backmost to Delhi," Young said.

“He wasn’t successful a bully way, and I americium precise thankful I was determination to assistance usher him done that. It was hard capable for a 50-year-old well-travelled man, fto unsocial a kid. The Delhi Capitals unit and organisation arsenic a full were astonishing and ever had our information arsenic paramount arsenic soon arsenic each this happened. They truly were unthinkable successful a clip of uncertainty," helium added.

Starc doubtful

Star Australian accelerated bowler Mitchell Starc is reportedly acceptable to propulsion retired of the remainder of IPL 2025.

The left-arm pacer was signed for Rs 11.75 crore by DC successful the mega auction past year, and helium has played successful 11 matches for the franchise truthful far.

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