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11-05-2025
- Sport
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What to expect from BCCI meeting on Sunday: Restarting IPL 2025 after ceasefire, bringing foreign players back and more
The BCCI had suspended the 18th season of the Indian Premier League on Friday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan that led to military action from both sides of the border, but will be discussing the prospect of bringing the league back in action following a ceasefire on Saturday. read more The 18th season of the Indian Premier League was suspended by the BCCI on Friday with 16 games still left, excluding the PBKS-DC match in Dharamsala that was called off. Reuters The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be holding a meeting on Sunday in order to discuss the possibility of resuming the 18th season of the Indian Premier League, which had been suspended for a week on Friday amid India's escalating hostilities with Pakistan. The meeting will be taking place a day after India agreed to a ceasefire initiated by Pakistan and mediated by the US, which required the two nuclear-armed south Asian neighbours to end all military action from 5 pm. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'The war has stopped. In the new situation BCCI office bearers, officials and IPL Governing Council, will discuss the matter tomorrow (Sunday) and take a call. We will see which can be the best schedule to complete the tournament,' BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla told PTI on Saturday. Restarting at the earliest, bringing foreign players back likely to be discussed in BCCI meeting The biggest challenge for secretary Devajit Saikia, president Roger Binny and for the rest of the BCCI will be to get the league back on track by Thursday or Friday, when the week-long suspension comes to an end. The ceasefire should come as good news for the BCCI as well as Pakistan Cricket Board, who suspended the 10th edition of the Pakistan Super League on the same day the IPL was halted. However, Pakistan's violation of the ceasefire within hours on Saturday has shattered hopes for peace between the two nations for now, leading to fears of the ongoing conflict between the two nations only getting heightened in the coming days. The BCCI, thus, might be tempted to wait for a few more days by extending the suspension instead of restarting right away after carefully analysing the ongoing situation. There were reports that the remainder of the season could take place in Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad in the southern part of the country – well beyond the reach of the Pakistan armed forces, who have responded to the Indian military's co-ordinated strikes on terror camps as well as radars and air defence systems with indiscriminate shelling and drone attacks. Shukla, however, added that that plan was to be enforced in case the two nations continued to exchange fire, and might not be necessary if the ceasefire is respected. 'That was an option when war was going on. There are many options which have been discussed. The ceasefire has just been announced, give some time to us, we will discuss and then only a decision will be taken,' former IPL chairman Shukla added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals match in Dharamsala on Wednesday, 7 May had to be called off with the Pakistan armed forces targeting areas close to the border with drone and artillery attacks. AP Following Pakistan's ceasefire violation, the BCCI might end up sticking to this plan in order to try and get the ongoing IPL season concluded by the end of the month. There's also the possibility of staging double-headers for the remaining matches of the tournament, which includes 12 league games excluding the Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals match that was called off shortly after getting underway in Dharamsala. And a major headache for the BCCI as well as for the 10 franchises will be to bring the overseas players back for the remainder of the tournament and to try and convince them that their safety will not be in danger amid Indo-Pak hostilities. What makes this even more challenging is the fact that several overseas players will be looking to get some much-needed rest after playing in the IPL for more than a month, with Australia and South Africa set to lock horns in the final of the ICC World Test Championship at the Lord's Cricket Ground from 11 June. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
The Hindu
09-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Blackout enforced in Punjab districts; drones neutralised in Jalandhar
A blackout was observed in several districts of Punjab including Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Rupnagar, Fazilka, Ludhiana, Hoshiarpur and Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and also the Union Territory Chandigarh on Thursday (May 9, 2025) night according to officials. The move came amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan. In Jalandhar, some drones were spotted that neutralised at around 11.20 p.m. by security forces, as per official sources. In Pathankot district, some locals claimed they heard explosion-like sounds. However, there was no official confirmation in this regard. "There was loud noise, like sounds of bombing, and also non-stop sirens. It was too scary," said a resident of Sujanpur in Pathankot. Air raid warning sirens were activated in Pathankot where the blackout was enforced around 8.30 p.m. Also read | Schools shut across border districts in Punjab and Rajasthan following 'Operation Sindoor' Authorities appealed to people to keep their lights switched off and stay at home. They also said there was no need to panic. Pathankot Deputy Commissioner Aditya Uppal asked citizens in the border district to remain inside their homes and follow the protocols of the blackout. Officials said the blackout was enforced as a precautionary measure to ensure safety of citizens. Meanwhile, the Mohali district administration declared jurisdiction of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar as 'No Flying Zone' for drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Also read | IPL 2025 PBKS-DC clash called off amid blackout in Dharamsala District Magistrate, SAS Nagar, Komal Mittal while exercising the power conferred upon under section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, ordered that the whole jurisdiction of SAS Nagar shall be "No Flying Zone" with effect from May 8 till July 5. However, this order shall not be applicable on law enforcement agencies --police, paramilitary, air force, SPG personnel and persons authorized by competent government authority. Punjab is in alert mode with schools in border districts closed and leaves of all police personnel cancelled, officials said a day after India struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. (With inputs from PTI)
