Pakistan Cricket Board Postpones Remainder Of PSL 2025 Amid Escalating India-Pak Tensions
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces the postponement of the remaining eight matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 amid rising border tensions between India and Pakistan. Notably, the announcement came just hours after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suspended the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a week and shortly after the PCB revealed its intention to shift the remaining PSL 2025 matches to the UAE.
The development comes amid escalating border tensions between India and Pakistan, following India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ in response to the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives.
In an official statement, the PCB announced that it has postponed the remaining eight matches of PSL 2025, citing escalating border tensions, drone incursions, and missile attacks from India. The decision follows advice from Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, with the PCB expressing solidarity with the armed forces and prioritizing national focus over sporting events.
Here's the official statement by PSL:
"The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces the postponement of the remaining eight matches of the HBL PSL X. The last 24 hours have seen a worsening of the situation on the LOC, increased incursion of 78 drones, and the firing of surface to surface missiles from India.
The decision to postpone has been taken pursuant to advice received from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif who has kept in view the reckless aggression from India that has escalated to a point where national attention and sentiments are rightly focused on the courageous efforts of the Armed Forces of Pakistan who are vociferously upholding the sovereignty of our beloved Pakistan.
The PCB and its players stand resolutely in solidarity with the families of the martyrs and our security personnel defending the nation.
The PCB recognizes the efforts and support of its partners, franchises, participating players, broadcasters, sponsors, and organizers in having ensured the smooth conduct of the tournament thus far, however; cricket while being a unifying force and a source of joy, must take a respectful pause when the country is facing such callous opposition.
We, at the PCB, also have sincere regard for the mental well-being of participating players and the sentiments of our foreign players, and we respect the concerns of their families who want to see them back home.”
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