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.
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.
Fearing a potential strike, spectators were evacuated, and on Thursday, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal was spotted assisting with the evacuation.
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 IPL has been interrupted in the middle of a season twice now. Following a COVID-19 bio-bubble breach in 2021, the event was postponed; the second part was subsequently staged in the United Arab Emirates.
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.
The BCCI declared that they will develop the new schedule and venues in due time, and that the remaining IPL 2025 campaign will begin in a week.
“The remaining TATA IPL 2025 matches would be suspended for one week with immediate effect by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). After a thorough analysis of the situation and contact with pertinent authorities and stakeholders, more information about the tournament’s new schedule and locations will be released when it’s time,” the IPL statement added.
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.
Pakistan retaliated on May 9 by attacking civilian and military areas in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Rajasthan with drones, missiles, and artillery fire. India insisted that the strikes did not target military sites, but rather only terror infrastructure. India responded by turning on its air defense systems, which reportedly shot down three Pakistani fighter jets, including an AWACS aircraft, and intercepted numerous threats.
In addition to explosives reported in Rajouri district and along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, a drone struck the Jammu Civil Airport. A Chinese-supplied air defense system near Lahore was reportedly destroyed by Indian soldiers in a major counterattack on the evening of May 7–8. The Pakistan Cricket Board was forced to move the Pakistan Super League to the United Arab Emirates due to the deteriorating circumstances.
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