“I’m sure …”: East-BCCI President Sourav Ganguly reacts to the suspension of IPL 2025 amid India-Pakistan tension

Sourav Ganguly, East India Capane and an East-BCCI president, have also reacted to the suspension of the Indian Premier League 2025. In particular, the tournament has been stopped by the mid-season as the tension operation between India and Pakistan continues to proceed after vermilion. The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capital was left in the middle due to security reasons on Thursday and the next day the incident was suspended for seven days. Ganguly showed his confidence in the BCCI and said that the board would fulfill the tournament.

“I have seen today that the IPL has been suspended for 7 days. The BCCI will complete it. BCCI is efficient. During Kovid, it was another Emergency. I am sure BCCI will complete it,” Ganguly told India today.

In particular, this is not the first season of the IPL that has been stopped by the midway. Even in 2021, the tournament was postponed due to the threat of Kovid -19 in India. The version resumed and was completed four months later in the United Arab Emirates.

Ganguly said, “A Kovid -like situation is different. BCCI will work according to the Government of India guidelines.”

He said, “What do they do in the day and day in the day and day. We are peaceful for them here,” he said.

The BCCI on Friday confirmed that the IPL 2025 was suspended with immediate effect, although the Indo-Pakistan border for a week in view of tension. The board said that the appointed time would be announced after assessing the new schedule and locations of the tournament.

BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia said in an official statement, “Next updates about the new schedule and venue of the tournament will be declared in the appointed time after comprehensive evaluation of the situation in consultation with relevant officers and stakeholders.”

A decision was taken by the BCCI on Friday after across the border on Thursday night, which led to blackouts in Jammu, Udampur and Pathankot, as air strikes from Pakistan and drones captured the sky. It called the game between Punjab Kings and the capitals of Delhi to the HPCA Stadium in Dharashala, shutting down only after 10.1 overs of the first innings.

Along with the airport in Dharamshala and other North Indian cities, both PBK and DC, along with players and assistant staff members, were fired by a bus, a bus fired by a bus to take the match officials, commentators, broadcast crew members and other major IPL-related personnel to take Jalandhar on Friday morning.

The BCCI further stated that the decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council, which included Saikia and IPL President Arun Dhumal, after the representation of most of the franchisees after consulting all the major stakeholders, who expressed the concerns and feelings of their players and also the ideas of broadcaster, sponsors and fans.

(With IANS input)