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IPL suspended indefinitely amid growing India-Pakistan tensions

‘It does not look nice playing cricket while country at war’Thursday’s IPL match was abandoned in DharamsalaThe Indian Premier League is to be suspended because of concerns about the security situation in the country amid rising tensions along its border with Pakistan. “It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at war,” an official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India told the news agency PTI. The news came hours after the decision was taken to relocate the final fixtures in the Pakistan Super League to UAE because of safety concerns.Transport within India is already complicated, with 27 airports around the country shuttered including in the host city of Dharamsala. Thursday’s game there between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was abandoned on Thursday after 10.1 overs, with the players and staff of the two teams rushed out of the ground, mingled on each other’s coaches and with some still wearing their pads, before returning to Delhi by chartered train on Friday morning. Continue reading...

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