IPL 2025 has been suspended. The decision was taken by the BCCI in the wake of the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. A formal announcement is expected soon.
The decision to suspend the IPL was taken on Friday after BCCI officials got on a call, with secretary Devajit Saikia and IPL chairman Arun Dhumal among the participants.
All the franchises have already been informed about the suspension.
The teams have already started disbanding with players and support staff understood to be taking the next available flights out of and within India.
It is understood that the participants on the call agreed unanimously that it was not appropriate to continue the IPL in the current environment.
The development came a day after the IPL decided to abandon Thursday’s match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) midway into the first innings.
With the airport in Dharamsala and the ones in nearby areas shut, the players and support staff of PBKS and DC travelled from Dharamshala to Jalandhar by bus and then took a train to Delhi.
When will the IPL resume?
The IPL is yet to work out an alternate window to host the rest of the tournament. Currently, one possible window is in September, when India don’t have a bilateral engagement. However, this is also the window the Asia Cup was slotted in.
IPL 2025 is currently 58 games old, including the abandonment in Dharamsala.
There are 12 games left to play in the group stage, scheduled for Lucknow (2), Hyderabad, Ahmedabad (3), Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru (2), Mumbai, Jaipur, followed by the playoffs, to be played in Hyderabad and Kolkata.
This is a developing story and is being updated periodically. (ESPNcricinfo)
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