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In response to the rising military crisis between India and Pakistan, the BCCI resolved in an emergency meeting on Friday to halt the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season indefinitely, according to IANS.
After Thursday’s IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called off after 10.1 overs of play at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala due to Pakistani air and drone strikes that caused blackouts in Jammu, Pathankot, and Udhampur, all of which are close to Dharamshala, the tournament’s future appeared uncertain, and the BCCI called an emergency meeting to decide how to proceed.
“IPL to be suspended, BCCI will issue detailed information anytime soon, the BCCI sources told IANS on Friday. “Yes, the meeting just got over. After discussing with all the concerned authorities, this decision was made. Further details will be shared by the BCCI, ” it added.
“BCCI wants to stand with the nation at this time and thus suspends IPL 2025 with immediate effect. It’s indefinite at the moment (on a window to resume IPL 2025 in future). It will only happen if there will be time later in the year. But for now nothing,” said IPL sources.
Following the cancellation of the Dharamshala match, several Australian players in the league reportedly expressed concern for their safety.
A special train has been scheduled to transport Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals players, support staff, match officials, commentators, TV crew members, and other critical persons linked with IPL 2025 to a secure location.
Following India’s precision strikes on nine high-value terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok) in response to the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, Pakistan attempted to engage in a number of military targets in Northern and Western India on May 7-8.
India targeted Air Defence Radars and systems in multiple locations throughout Pakistan on Thursday morning, with the one near Lahore being neutralised.
Pakistan later conducted aerial attacks on Jammu and various military bases near the western border, but they were successfully countered by India’s air defense systems.
Source: OCN
