Operation Sindoor has a PSL 2025 impact: Two canceled games, tournament in Limbs | Cricket news
New Delhi: One day after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the Pakistani Super League (PSL) would continue as expected, Timesofindia.com learned that the tournament was put in limbo due to the continuous tension between India and Pakistan.The Karachi Kings VS Peshawar Zalmi The match, scheduled for Stade Rawalpindi on Thursday, was canceled after the Rawalpindi cricket stadium was hit by a drone a few hours before the match.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“Today’s match has been canceled,” said a PCB source in Timesofindia.com. “Tomorrow’s match between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi was also canceled.”PCB decided to reprogram Thursday’s matches between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings.“Pakistan Cricket Board, in consultation with all the stakeholders, has decided to reprogram the PSL X match of tonight between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings. The PCB will announce the revised date and place in good time,” PCB said in a statement. Rawalpindi was to host four games – May 7, 8, 9 and 10. Subsequently, the last group stage game should be played in Multan on May 11.
The qualifier was to take place in Rawalpindi on May 13, while the eliminators and the final of the event were to take place at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on May 14, 16 and 18 respectively.However, chances are the remaining devices to be moved to Karachi.“The decision was finalized at an emergency meeting held on Wednesday at the Gaddafi stadium, which attended PSL franchise owners and representatives of the law enforcement organizations,” said the source.According to the report in The telegraphEnglish cricket players playing in the PSL planned to go home in the middle of political tension in the region. “Several explore their options and could go home,” said the English daily.James Vince, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Luke Wood and Tom Kohler-Cadmore play in this year’s PSL. With fewer cricket players, there are also coaches in England, notably Ravi Bopara and Alexandra Hartley, who are among the PSL franchises.
Tensions increased after the Indian armed forces led “Sindoor operation”, terrorist camps bombed in Pakistan and Jammu-Cachemire and Kashmir (POJK).
The Indian armed forces bombed nine terrorist camps in Lashkar-E-Taiba (Let) and Jaish-E-Mohammed (Jem) in Pakistan and Pojk in retaliation for the terrorist attack of Pahalgam on April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed.
