PCB Suspends Another Pakistan Tournament After PSL 2025

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a massive step for the upcoming domestic events in the country due to the border tensions with India. Their governing body has suspended all these tournaments immediately to ensure security conditions.

The war situation between the neighboring countries has created a massive panic, as both have launched drones and missile attacks on each other, besides firing at the Line of Control (LOC) at several points.

PCB suspends PSL 2025 after the UAE refuses to host the remainder of the event

The Pakistan Super League (PSL 2025) was suspended the day after the board tried to host the event in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the first major step, they decided to shift the competition from Rawalpindi to Karachi, before taking the event to the Gulf countries.

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However, the Emirates board refused the proposal and pushed the PCB to take a bold step of suspending the league. They have not given any official notice on the restart of the tournament, but it could come, keeping in mind the situation.

“The decision to postpone has been taken under advice received from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Shari.” The board said in a statement.

The beginning of the situation was after the fixture between the Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings on May 08 was postponed due to the ongoing border escalation. They relocated with the stakeholders on the deliberations between the board and the stakeholders.

“Like in the past, we hope that our stakeholders will rally with us to further the best interests of the tournament, our players, and the fans. We will commit to ensuring that the league continues to thrive.” The Pakistan Cricket Board’s chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, expressed the decision.

PCB postpones Pakistan’s domestic tournaments

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has mentioned that the competition will begin from where it stopped. They are also confident of soon sharing the details of the resumption of the tournaments.

“The Pakistan Cricket Board confirms that the ongoing President’s Trophy Grade-II, Regional Intra-District Challenge Cup, Inter-District U19 One-Day tournament have been postponed with immediate effect due to prevailing security conditions in the country.” The statement from the PCB was addressed.

“The tournaments will resume from the same stage later, and a revised schedule will be shared closer to the resumption.” They informed.

In the same way, in India, the BCCI has postponed the Bengal T20 league and the Mumbai league, both of which were expected to start just after the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

BCCI suspends IPL 2025 for a week

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to suspend the IPL 2025 for a week, after the canceled clash between the Delhi Capitals and the Punjab Kings at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala.

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They also arranged a special train for the travel of players as flights were closed in that state. The BCCI is confident of restarting the league in a week and ending it quickly with the inclusion of more doubleheaders.

They have also addressed three cities- Chenani, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad- for the completion of the remainder of the league.

But if things don’t change and the league doesn’t start in May, then the BCCI has the window of August and September. For Pakistan, it will be tough to finish the PSL 2025 and find a perfect window for the competition. Its future is uncertain.