Picture Credit: BCCI/IPL
On Friday, May 9, the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got officially suspended with immediate effect for a week amid escalated cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. With that, Cricket Australia (CA), South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA), and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have expressed concerns over safety of their players, who are currently in India, participating in the IPL 2025.
It was just a day ago when the match 58th of the IPL 2025 was called off at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dharamshala due to a significant technical failure. Following that, the players and support staff of both the teams, broadcast crew, officials, and fans were told to leave the stadium, presumably due to security reasons since there is close proximity between Dharamshala and the Indo-Pak border.
We continue to closely monitor the situation in Pakistan and India: Cricket Association
Following that, both the teams were safely taken out of the Himachal Pradesh city with the overseas players feeling anxious about the whole ordeal, as per the report from Cricbuzz. Andrew Breetzke, the Chief Executive of SACA was quoted as saying, “The health and safety of players is not negotiable. We are in direct contact with all the South African players at the IPL and keeping them updated with security reports. We have offered them any support they need.”
Earlier today, Cricket Australia’s statement was also about taking stock of the India-Pakistan crisis, and it read, “We continue to closely monitor the situation in Pakistan and India, including obtaining regular advice and updates from the Australian Government, the PCB, BCCI and local government authorities, and maintaining communication with our players and support staff currently in the region.”
Meanwhile, Cricket West Indies had said that they are in touch with BCCI and PCB to understand the latest about the situation in both their countries.
