The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has offered its support to the BCCI after the board announced a one-week suspension of the 2025 Indian Premier League due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. With players flying out and uncertainty looming over the season’s future, England have expressed the desire to play host to the remainder of the matches in the league, should BCCI decide to relocate.
On Friday, ECB chief executive Richard Gould confirmed England would be willing to step in if needed. “We will help our counterparts at the BCCI where we can,” he said as quoted by English media outlet Mail Online, acknowledging the complexities surrounding the current seven-day halt in IPL proceedings.
Why is the IPL 2025 suspended?
The IPL was paused on Friday following military escalation across the India-Pakistan border, including air raid alerts in a city less than 100 kilometres near Dharamsala – the venue of the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. The league announced that the remaining 12 games of the group stage and the entire knockout phase would be postponed, with a revised schedule to be determined “after a comprehensive assessment of the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and stakeholders.”
English players leaving India:
The report stated that among the 10 English players who had participated in the IPL- Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer, Moeen Ali and Jacob Bethel included- may were booked on outbound flights from India on Thursday night, even before the official suspension was confirmed on Friday morning. Others opted to head to Dubai, hoping to wait out the uncertainty and reassess their plans based on future developments.
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