IPL 2025 halted: The BCCI announced on Friday that the remaining Indian Premier League 2025 has been suspended due to the growing military concerns between India and Pakistan. IPL 2025 is suspended
In Short
- The remainder of the IPL 2025 has been suspended
- The IPL match between PBKS and DC was abandoned midway
- Pakistan Super League was moved to the UAE
Following a dramatic increase in military tensions between India and Pakistan brought on by the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, the Indian Premier League 2025 has been halted. The decision was made the day after the Punjab Kings vs. Delhi Capitals game was called off in the middle of Dharamsala because of air raid warnings in the neighboring areas of Jammu and Pathankot.
The tournament’s sustainability was seriously questioned when spectators were removed due to fears of a potential strike.
This season, including the postponed game in Dharamsala, 58 games have been played. Twelve league games and four playoff games, including the championship game in Kolkata, were still scheduled to take place at locations including Lucknow, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Jaipur at the time of suspension.
The safe return of players and officials to their separate places is the top issue right now because the BCCI has suspended the IPL indefinitely. As early as today, a number of international employees and players are anticipated to leave.
Assuring PTI of the development, a top BCCI official said, “It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at war.” The rest of the season, which was supposed to end in Kolkata on May 25, is now completely unknown due to the ban.
Although the board has not specified a start date for the competition, an August–September window might be considered. This would jeopardize India’s planned tour of Bangladesh and the Asia Cup, which currently seem dubious due to the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan and tense diplomatic relations with Bangladesh.
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The decision was made in the wake of the terrorist incident in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, which killed 26 people—25 Indians and one Nepali—and escalated tensions between India and Pakistan. India responded by initiating “Operation Sindoor,” which targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including those associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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