3 venues shortlisted as BCCI plans IPL 2025 resumption in May, team officials hint at further postponement
Published - 10 May 2025, 03:38 PM | Updated - 10 May 2025, 03:55 PM
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is doing its best to resume the IPL 2025. As per the reports in ESPNCricinfo, it is learned that the governing body has shortlisted three venues in South India to host the remainder of the league.
The IPL 2025 was suspended for one week amid the war between India and Pakistan. The game between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala was halted due to the attack in Pathankot, and following that league was postponed.
BCCI has been working on the things on how to conduct the remaining 16 matches of IPL 2025
Since then, the BCCI has been working on the things on how to conduct the remaining 16 matches. The reports claimed that Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad have been shortlisted for the rest of the tournament as a part of the plan if the Indian government gives the nod to resume the tournament.
Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) acknowledged the difficulty of resuming the IPL 2025 quickly in the current environment, they also informed the idea of hosting the rest of the tournament in three venues in South India to the franchises as well.
Franchise officials believe that the remainder of the IPL 2025 could be played later in the year
However, several franchise officials weren't convinced by it as they believed that the remainder of the season could be played later in the year. There is also no certainty if BCCI has decided on a cut-off date to decide whether to resume the IPL 2025 if it were to take place in May.
The overseas players who were part of the IPL 2025 have started leaving the country amid the tensions between India and Pakistan. As per the reports, it is learned that the foreign players are travelling back home even after BCCI's plan B to resume the league in May, and this remains a challenge for both the governing body and franchises.
Majority of the overseas players are expected to leave India by the end of Saturday
The reports added that the majority of the overseas players are expected to leave India by the end of Saturday. Although the franchise officials are optimistic about their return if IPL resumes in May, they don't have any guarantee if the league goes past 25th May, when the final originally was scheduled to take place.
This is because the international season is set to begin after May 25th. Also, players of the Australia National Cricket Team and South Africa National Cricket Team will engaged in the ICC World Test Championship final. The summit clash is all set to take place on June 11 at Lord's.
A total of 57 matches were completed in the IPL, while the 58th game between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dharamsala was going on and was called off after 10.1 overs of play. Overall, 12 league matches and four playoffs are remaining.
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