India Cricket Body Stops IPL Games for a Week Amid Border Strife
Spectators leave an IPL match after evacuation orders at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium in Dharamsala, India, on May 8.
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India’s cricket governing body has suspended cricket matches in the ongoing Indian Premier League, or IPL, for at least a week, amid a rapid escalation in armed conflict with neighboring Pakistan.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India, or BCCI, said in a statement Friday that the “new schedule and venues of the tournament will be announced in due course after a comprehensive assessment of the situation.” IPL was scheduled to conclude on May 25 as per the original timetable.