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India has suspended its top cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League which is very popular, due to increasing tension with Pakistan.
The news appeared a day after the Pakistani Super League (PSL) moved the remaining season to the UAE after the drone fell in the Rawalpindi Stadium complex, which, which, which Pakistan say from India.
The IPL statement reads: “The remaining ongoing IPL 2025 is suspended with a direct effect for one week.
“The decision was taken by the IPL government council after consulting with all the main stakeholders following representatives from most franchises, who conveyed the concerns and sentiment of their players, and also the views of the announcer, sponsors and fans.”
Tension between India and Pakistan in all control lines around the region Kashmir Has boiled this week, which caused fears of a wider conflict.
Last night, the exchange of artillery between two nuclear -armed countries was reported at the border in Kashmir.
IPL attracts many top players in the world and has an estimated viewer of 500 million people.
“Further updates regarding the new schedule and tournament site will be announced in time after the comprehensive assessment of the situation with consultation with relevant authority and stakeholders,” the control council for cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
“While cricket remains a national desire, nothing is greater than the country and sovereignty, integrity, and security of our country,” BCCI added.
The British cricket council and Wales said that on Friday morning there had been a routine dialogue with 10 British players involved in IPL.
Jos Button, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton have been displayed this year.
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Development came a few weeks later 26 tourists were shot dead by an armed man in Kashmir managed by India last month. In response, India done missile attack in Pakistan and the parts managed by Islamabad from the disputed territory.
On Wednesday, India said it reached nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites, while Pakistan said it was not involved in the April attack and the sites were not militant bases.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif since sworn that India will “now have to do so Pay the price“For their” bright mistakes “, and small battles have also been reported along the actual control line (LAC).
