BCCI Hopes for Swift IPL 2025 Resumption Amid Border Tensions

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended the IPL for one week, with a possible resumption in sight. According to a highly-placed source, the BCCI is not looking beyond May for a resumption.

BCCI Statement

The BCCI has decided to suspend the remainder of the ongoing TATA IPL 2025 with immediate effect for one week. Further updates regarding the new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course.

Possible Resumption Timeline

The BCCI plans to complete the remaining 16 matches within a tight 12-day window, with its focus firmly on the current month. If border tensions ease in the next few days, the board will fast-track the schedule with few double headers.

Overseas Players

There remains a question mark over whether overseas players would return if the league resumes within a week. However, the BCCI views this as a matter for the franchises to handle.

Conflict with Other Leagues

The BCCI is not looking at an August window, which will overlap with The Hundred, or a September window, which will clash with the Caribbean Premier League.

BCCI's Commitment to National Sovereignty

The BCCI has stated that the nation's sovereignty is more important than cricket. "While cricket remains a national passion, there is nothing greater than the Nation and its sovereignty, integrity, and security of our country."

Teams and Officials Evacuated

The IPL teams, production crew, and officials were evacuated from Dharamsala and taken to Jalandhar, where they boarded the Vande Bharat Train.