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A week after getting suspended mid-way, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is all set to resume from Saturday, May 17 with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) taking on defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This comes after the tournament was halted with 58 matches done, due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.
However, with only 16 matches left to get a winner in the IPL 2025, former India cricketer and legend, Sunil Gavaskar has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to host the remaining tournament quietly. His request came as a mark of tribute to the ones who lost their family members in the tragic attacks.
No music, no DJs and no dancing girls, nothing: Sunil Gavaskar to BCCI
With the preparations going in full swing across the six cities which have been announced as hosts of the remainder of the tournament, Gavaskar urged BCCI to stay away from loud music and just host the tournament quietly. Speaking to Sports Today, Gavaskar said, “What I would really like to see is. These are the last few matches, we have had about 60 games or thereabouts. I think it is the last 15 or 16 games. I would sincerely hope, because of what has happened and some families have lost their near and dear ones, I would like that there is no music. Let's not have the DJs screaming in the middle of an over.”
“None of that. Let the games be played. Let the crowds come in. Let's just have a tournament, the balance of a tournament. It's just no dancing girls, nothing. Just cricket would be a really nice way to respect the sentiment of the families who have lost their near and dear ones,” he added, urging BCCI to respect the sentiments of the families who have lost their loved ones.
However, a clarity on the same will be known once the tournament gets underway this weekend. Meanwhile, everyone will hope to conclude the tournament with ease amid the heightened tensions at the international border with Pakistan.
