The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has reportedly provided to host the rest of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Notably, the season has been suspended for every week because the tensions between India and Pakistan escalate. The contest between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals on Thursday, that occurred to be the 58th match of IPL 2025, was known as off halfway attributable to safety causes and the group on the venue was evacuated. The following day noticed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspending IPL 2025. The match has 16 extra matches to be performed, together with the playoffs.
As uncertainity looms over the way forward for IPL 2025, The Guardian has reported that ECB chief government Richard Gould has already contacted his equivalents on the BCCI concerning the proposal of ECB internet hosting the rest of the season.
“Should India be unable to restart the IPL after this week-long hiatus, one suggestion is for England to host the remaining fixtures later in the year,” the report mentioned.
“A senior ECB source has confirmed this could be possible in September, albeit adding that no ‘active discussions’ are currently taking place,” it added.
The report additional mentioned {that a} comparable supply was made by the ECB when IPL 2021 was postponed as a result of menace of COVID-19. At that point, the match was suspended following a number of bio-bubble breaches and rising COVID instances amongst gamers and employees in India. However, the season was resumed and accomplished within the United Arab Emirates round 4 months later.
Less than a day after deciding to relocate the Pakistan Super League to Dubai within the wake of the battle with India, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made a U-turn and determined to postpone the tenth version of the franchise-based T20 league for an indefinite interval.
“The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces the postponement of the remaining eight matches of the HBL PSL X,” mentioned PCB in an announcement on Friday.
The PCB made the announcement in a press launch on its official web site and mentioned it has taken the choice due to elevated aerial assaults by India and following recommendation acquired from the Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
“The last 24 hours have seen a worsening of the situation on the LOC, increased incursion of 78 drones, and the firing of surface-to-surface missiles from India.
“The choice to postpone has been taken pursuant to recommendation acquired from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif who has saved in view the reckless aggression from India that has escalated to some extent the place nationwide consideration and sentiments are rightly targeted on the brave efforts of the Armed Forces of Pakistan who’re vociferously upholding the sovereignty of our beloved Pakistan,” the PCB mentioned in its assertion.
It is altogether one other matter that India has solely responded to the terrorist assault on innocents in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, and likewise focused terrorist and army installations throughout the border.
(With IANS Inputs)
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