IPL 2025 was suspended due to escalating India-Pakistan tensions, ensuring safety for players, staff, and fans. The decision follows military hostilities, with matches on hold until further notice from BCCI.
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00:00IPL stands suspended amid the India-Pakistan conflict.
00:03It is official.
00:05We are breaking it to you here first on India Today.
00:07The BCCI, after huddles and meetings, have decided
00:10that the remainder of the IPL game stand cancelled.
00:13The tournament cannot continue,
00:15given the security situation.
00:17Remember right now, yesterday,
00:19it does not look nice that cricket goes on
00:21while the country is at war.
00:24So this is as much about a statement to come together
00:27that these play tournaments cannot go on,
00:29but also important, a messaging as much
00:31with regard to ensuring that we stand with the country.
00:36These tournaments cannot go on for now,
00:37but it's a national security issue as much.
00:40You do not trust Pakistan.
00:42They may want to harm our cricket players,
00:44and these cricket players of IPL, remember,
00:46are not simply of the Indian nationality.
00:48It's from across the world.
00:49If they can harm civilians along the line of control,
00:53attempt to harm in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and other border areas,
00:56we cannot ensure that, at this time,
01:00that complete security can be given, possibly, to the IPL.
01:04The tournament stands cancelled.
01:05That's official now.
01:06The remaining games of the IPL,
01:09a Premier League member, of course,
01:11had provided a lot of entertainment and joy to Indians all this while,
01:15but at this juncture,
01:16does not look befitting, as BCCI is saying,
01:19to be able to continue.
01:20The cricket tournament stands cancelled,
01:22while the country is at war.
01:24So, possibly, the last match that we saw yesterday
01:26was in Dharamshala,
01:27and I'll be soon joined by my colleagues on the ground,
01:30telling us more.
01:31Just about a short while ago,
01:32remember, the meetings were on.
01:33BCCI was in a huddle to decide
01:35about how to go about with the remaining part of the tournament,
01:39but at a juncture like this,
01:40every night, we are witnessing an escalation from Pakistan,
01:44while India successfully defending itself consistently,
01:47especially with regard to residential areas,
01:48even city areas that are being targeted by Pakistan.
01:52However, the tournament for now stands cancelled,
01:54because remember, this is about multi-cities,
01:56where IPL was being organised,
01:58from the north to the south of the country,
02:00and therefore, at this juncture,
02:02as much of messaging,
02:03but also security of the cricket players
02:06who are from other nations as much,
02:08of course, from our own country.
02:12So, that's the big news on your screen.
02:15BCCI cancelling remainder of the IPL games.
02:17And remember, while we were heading nearly
02:20to the conclusion of the event as well,
02:23but this decision has been taken
02:24that we cannot continue.
02:25Yesterday itself, remember, there was a reason.
02:28Even though there was no attempted attack
02:30at the IPL tournament,
02:32but this is something that has to be taken in consideration.
02:36Nitin Srivastav joins me for the latest on that.
02:38Nitin, tell us more precisely the reason
02:40that the BCCI decides,
02:42at this juncture,
02:43IPL cannot go on.
02:44Well, Suja, it was well-written on fraud
02:49just because of, you know,
02:50we saw the Dharamshala doing,
02:52it was evident in midway.
02:54And one can understand that
02:55what exactly is going on
02:57in terms of the future of IPL.
02:58So, today, there was a meeting
02:59of BCCI officials,
03:00with some government officials,
03:03and they have decided
03:04that IPL should not go on
03:06as in the present situation.
03:08So, that is why BCCI,
03:10you know,
03:11on the condition of anonymity
03:12of a person,
03:13a member,
03:14told India today
03:15that it does not look nice
03:16that cricket goes on
03:17while the country is at war.
03:20So, it is a very clear message
03:21that BCCI is going to want
03:22to go ahead with IPL
03:24or any cricketing activities
03:25when India is facing a war.
03:27That is why they have decided
03:29to suspend the IPL indefinitely.
03:31You know,
03:32and the one thing
03:32which we, you know,
03:33as of now can understand
03:34is the remaining of the matches,
03:36will be a call taken on those matters.
03:39But as of now,
03:40at present,
03:41all IPL matches are suspended
03:43and the remaining of the matches...
03:45Matches were pending for now
03:46because I believe
03:47we were in some way
03:48heading to the conclusion as well.
03:50What are you looking at?
03:50How many matches are suspended?
03:51Because I believe
03:52there were some matches
03:53scheduled today as well
03:55in the evening.
03:56All matters.
03:57Pooja, as of now,
03:58all matters.
03:58IPL is suspended for now.
04:01There are 16 matches
04:02which are remaining to be played
04:03and over those matches,
04:05the call will be taken.
04:06You know,
04:06what is the window
04:07of being looked at
04:09all the ability of the players,
04:10not just Indian
04:11but also the overseas players.
04:13So it is again
04:14a big decision
04:14that I feel
04:15governing constant
04:16will take in future.
04:17But as of now,
04:18at present,
04:19IPL is suspended in India.
04:21Alright,
04:22Nitin, stay on with me.
04:23That's the big news coming in.
04:24The Indian Premier League
04:25stands suspended
04:26amid the tensions
04:27with regard to the
04:28India-Pakistan conflict.
04:29Also as much remember
04:31for the security reasons.
04:32Are we looking at that too, Nitin?
04:34Of course,
04:34the country is facing
04:35such a heated situation,
04:37especially at the border.
04:38But it's as much about
04:39security concerns
04:40for the players involved.
04:41There's a lot of travel.
04:43It is a multi-city tournament
04:44as well.
04:45Do you think
04:45that's also possibly
04:46one of the reasons?
04:47security of players
04:51is actually paramount
04:52for BTCI.
04:53And that is why
04:54they don't want to risk
04:55any players,
04:55support officials
04:56or anyone.
04:57That is why
04:58we saw
04:59Dharmshala game yesterday
05:00and the other game
05:02which was scheduled
05:03to be played on 11th
05:04was shifted to Ahmedabad
05:05just because
05:06Dharmshala airport is closed,
05:07Chandigarh airport is closed.
05:09So BTCI decided
05:10to move the game.
05:12But the last night incident,
05:14it actually escalated
05:15the matter.
05:16And that is why
05:16in an urgent meeting,
05:19BTCI decided to
05:20suspend this IPL
05:22keeping in mind
05:23the security.
05:23Stay on with me.
05:24I'm also joined
05:25by editor Nikhil Naz
05:26tracking the latest on that.
05:27Nikhil,
05:28so IPL tournament
05:29stands suspended.
05:30Many had been
05:31already discussing it,
05:32possibly asking already
05:33that this tournament
05:34needs to at least
05:35be postponed for now.
05:36What is your understanding?
05:37What are the BCCI officials
05:38telling you
05:39of the reason that IPL
05:41for now,
05:41not just one match
05:42or another,
05:43the whole remaining tournament
05:44stands cancelled?
05:46Well,
05:47Pooja,
05:47that's right.
05:48You know,
05:48something that even
05:49Nithin was alluding to
05:50that BCCI had already
05:52taken a call
05:53to shift one game
05:54out of Dharmshala
05:55a short while ago.
05:56And one must compliment
05:58the board
05:58for taking such a
05:59swift decision.
06:00Remember,
06:01you know,
06:02the situation is fluid
06:03at the moment.
06:04What happened last night
06:05when things were escalating,
06:07BCCI took a swift call
06:09to suspend the game
06:10that was happening
06:11at that time
06:12in Dharmshala.
06:13Now,
06:13for those of you
06:14who are wondering
06:15that why couldn't
06:16have BCCI cancelled
06:17that Dharmshala game
06:18knowing fully well
06:19that there could be
06:20a situation where
06:21that game may have
06:23to be suspended midway,
06:24which is what exactly
06:25happened.
06:26I think the reason
06:27why BCCI went ahead
06:28with yesterday's game
06:29is what I'm picking up
06:30is because both teams
06:31were already in Dharmshala.
06:33Even though the
06:33Dharmshala airspace
06:34had been closed
06:35for more than 24 hours,
06:36but because both teams
06:37were there
06:38and the team members
06:39as well as the team owners,
06:40everyone was seeing
06:41that we conduct
06:42that particular game.
06:43That's why yesterday's game
06:44went through.
06:45But then when there was
06:47a drill as well
06:48and there were a few
06:49projectiles that were
06:51hurled towards
06:51some major areas
06:53in north of India,
06:55some of them
06:56in very close proximity
06:57to Dharmshala,
06:58it was decided
06:59midway last night
07:01to hold that particular game.
07:03And then the next priority
07:04of BCCI
07:05was to ensure
07:06that everyone there,
07:07including the players
07:08as well as commentators,
07:09be taken to a safer place
07:10from Dharmshala.
07:12And again,
07:12kudos to the board
07:13who have organized
07:14a safe battle for players
07:16as well as commentators,
07:17but I believe
07:17most of them
07:18have already reached Delhi
07:20from Dharmshala
07:21last evening.
07:23And the other thing
07:24that what I'm thinking
07:25from BCCI
07:26is that at the moment
07:27their paramount
07:28importance they're giving
07:31is to the safety
07:32of the overseas players.
07:33So a lot of overseas players
07:35have been asking
07:36in terms of
07:37what is the situation.
07:38So now that
07:39all the major airports
07:40are still open,
07:41airspace is still open,
07:42they would like
07:43the overseas players
07:44probably to head back
07:45to their respective countries.
07:46What they have been told
07:47I'm picking up
07:48is that the IPM
07:50is suspended at the moment.
07:52The season is not
07:52completely cancelled.
07:53It's suspended.
07:55When do we want
07:56to have the next few games?
07:58That could be,
07:59let's say,
07:59because as I mentioned
08:00the situation is through
08:02maybe a week later
08:03if it's really calmed down,
08:0410 days later.
08:05It is a developing story,
08:07Nikhil,
08:08like you're telling us.
08:08So it's also important
08:09to ensure
08:10for as long as possible
08:11the overseas players
08:12who are here
08:13that they must be
08:14as much kept safe
08:15because Pakistan
08:16cannot be trusted
08:17if it can target
08:18innocent civilians.
08:19We have to ensure
08:20that the security
08:21of the players,
08:21the audience
08:22that's coming in
08:23to watch the matches,
08:23all of that
08:24should not face
08:25any attempted attack.