Suspended IPL 2025 Can Resume After India's Tour Of England: Report
The IPL 2025 season, suspended due to security concerns, may resume after India's five-Test tour of England. The BCCI might use the window reserved for the Bangladesh tour.
The IPL 2025 season, which has been suspended mid-way due to security concerns, can reportedly resume after India’s five-Test tour of England. According to a report in The Times of India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might be open to the possibility of using a window earlier reserved for the men’s tour of Bangladesh and the 2025 Asia Cup to complete the remaining matches of the tournament.
The England Test series will begin on June 20, with the final Test to be held from July 31 to August 4. India is scheduled to tour Bangladesh between August 17 and 23 for three ODIs, though that tour was already under the scanner well before the ongoing tensions, due to strained relations between India and Bangladesh.
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Twelve league matches and four knockout games are left to be played in the season. These were supposed to be completed in 17 days, but in a postponed window, the BCCI can squeeze in a few more double-headers to compress the remainder of the season under two weeks.
There could be a couple of issues with it, though. August generally sees monsoon in India, and hence the Men in Blue generally play away tours in this month. So, the BCCI might have to turn to countries like the UAE and South Africa (which have previously hosted the IPL), or others to organise the remaining matches.
Secondly, IPL windows generally don’t clash with other international bilateral series and T20 leagues (apart from the Pakistan Super League this year, which has also been moved) because cricketing boards of other countries consciously avoid it. Now, however, there are several series scheduled at the same time.
For example, South Africa are supposed to play against Australia in August for ODIs and T20Is and then against England in September in both formats. West Indies will also play Pakistan in August. Both rubbers could cause availability issues for international stars in the business end of the IPL 2025 season.
Tensions have been high after India launched missile attacks on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a fortnight after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.
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