'Saluting Our Armed Forces': IPL Teams Stand United As 2025 Season Is Suspended
Chennai Super Kings supported the Indian armed forces after IPL 2025 was suspended due to India-Pakistan tensions. CSK posted a tribute on Instagram, saluting the armed forces.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Mumbai Indians (MI), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) took to social media to back the Indian armed forces after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season was suspended for one wweek due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
“Courage in every step. Pride in every heartbeat. Saluting our armed forces!" CSK posted on Instagram.
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“Nation first," posted LSG.
Nation first 🫡 pic.twitter.com/SQXyDQYosm— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) May 9, 2025
Kolkata posted: “Standing tall, guarding us all – the Indian Armed Forces, our living shield. Nation comes first."
Standing tall, guarding us all – the Indian Armed Forces, our living shield. 🇮🇳Nation comes first. pic.twitter.com/LGPshB3axt— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 9, 2025
RCB posted: “In this hour of national crisis, we salute the unwavering courage and bravery of our Indian Armed Forces, and pray for the safety of everyone in India. Jai Hind."
In this hour of national crisis, we salute the unwavering courage and bravery of our Indian Armed Forces, and pray for the safety of everyone in India.Jai Hind. 🇮🇳🙏 pic.twitter.com/TrNOmhRMHx
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 9, 2025
SRH posted: “We salute the unwavering dedication of the Indian Armed Forces."
We salute the unwavering dedication of the Indian Armed Forces. 🫡🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/575GWuW1R4— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) May 9, 2025
MI posted: “We stand together with strength, with solidarity, with our armed forces. Jai Hind"
We stand together with strength, with solidarity, with our armed forces. 🫡Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/FgcXtgiKmU
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) May 9, 2025
PBKS posted an Indian flag and a heart.
🇮🇳♥️ pic.twitter.com/4YDtU7NAlN— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) May 9, 2025
DC posted: “In solidarity with the Indian Armed Forces. We stand with you, today and always. Jai Hind."
In solidarity with the Indian Armed Forces. We stand with you, today and always. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/czxVlYY9tK
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 9, 2025
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Players Past And Present Show Support
pic.twitter.com/u1ukIoY2tq— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 9, 2025
I can’t even comprehend what our families at the borders are going through right now. I stand with my people and I empathise with the families at the borders. India stands united not in hate, but in unwavering belief that justice must prevail. We are a nation that cherishes…— ATR (@RayuduAmbati) May 9, 2025
Massively proud of our forces and their resilience. You are the reason we stay unharmed, at our homes. Big salute to your strength and determination in protecting us at borders. We thank you. Jai Hind 🇮🇳— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) May 9, 2025
Grateful to our armed forces for their courage and bravery. We salute them and remain forever in their debt for everything that they do to keep us safe 🇮🇳— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) May 9, 2025
Nation is above all in such times. Our soldiers whose valiant efforts ensure safety to us, and their families who make such sacrifices for the nation, we pray for you and for all. Jai Hind. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/LncMD9hGnU— Shubman Gill (@ShubmanGill) May 9, 2025
A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday’s match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala midway.
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“It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at war," a BCCI official told PTI, confirming the suspension of the league, which was to wind up on May 25 in Kolkata.
“IPL to be suspended, BCCI will issue detailed information anytime soon, the BCCI sources told IANS on Friday.
“Yes, the meeting just got over. After discussing with all the concerned authorities, this decision was made. Further details will be shared by the BCCI," the source added.
“BCCI wants to stand with the nation at this time and thus suspends IPL 2025 with immediate effect. It’s indefinite at the moment (on a window to resume IPL 2025 in future). It will only happen if there will be time later in the year. But for now nothing," said IPL sources to IANS.
An indefinite suspension means the Board would look to conduct the remaining matches at an opportune time but the details of that plan would emerge only after the conflict de-escalates.
Twelve league matches and four knockout games are left to be played.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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