IPL 2025: When Was The Last Time The Indian Premier League Was Suspended?
BCCI suspended IPL 2025 because of escalating India-Pakistan tensions, prioritising national sentiment.
The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League was suspended on Friday, as cross-border tensions escalated between India and Pakistan on Thursday night, with missiles being fired from Pakistan towards civilian areas of India on the Line of Control, with BCCI prioritising the sentiment of the nation.
A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of IPL 2025 since the cancellation of Thursday’s game between the Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala, midway after air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot.
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This would remind one of IPL 2021, when the tournament had to be postponed midway as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic interfered, throwing all plans astray.
BCCI suspended IPL 2021 on May 4 amidst a rising number of COVID-19 cases among players and support staff since May 2.
29 league matches were played in IPL 2021 before the suspension, as compared to a whopping 58 this season.
A suspension was on the cards after COVID-19 cases kept increasing despite the Indian Premier League bio-bubble.
With the final of the World Test Championship in England from June 18, sending the franchises and the cricketers involved in the championship final into another hard quarantine would have been tough on the players.
What Happened After the Suspension of IPL 2021?
The Indian cricketers left for England a month later for the WTC Final. They lost to New Zealand and returned to India, only to travel back soon for the five-Test series against England, which began on August 4.
The series was supposed to end mid-September, but after four Tests, COVID-19 struck again, and the final Test of the series was postponed to next year.
IPL 2021 restarted on September 19, 2021, in Dubai with a marquee clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings. 13 games were held in Dubai, 10 in Sharjah and eight in Abu Dhabi.
BCCI came up with a 46-page health advisory that laid down all the pointers that everyone associated with the Indian Premier League needed to follow to ensure that the tournament continued smoothly.
IPL 2021 finally ended on October 15, with Chennai defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders in the summit clash.
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