The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday suspended indefinitely because of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the way forward for the continued version for the reason that cancellation of Thursday’s match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala halfway following air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot.
“It doesn’t look good that cricket goes on whereas the nation is at struggle,” a BCCI official advised PTI, confirming the suspension of the league, which was to wind up on Might 25 in Kolkata.
India launched missile assaults on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir a fortnight after the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault through which 26 folks had been killed.
On Thursday, a blackout was enforced in a number of districts together with Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Mohali in Punjab and Union Territory Chandigarh amid air raid alarms and studies of explosion-like sounds in Jammu.
Earlier within the day, the Pakistan Tremendous League was moved to the UAE.ย
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