A file of Lord’s cricket soil photo. (Getty Images) The cricket control council in India was suspended by the Indian Premier League, the remaining 16 games remaining for the degree of conflict between India and Pakistan and England became a potential host for the last phase of the tournament. BCCI will prefer to host the remaining matches in India if concerns about security are resolved, but the cricket council in England and Wales is open to the host discussion if it approaches it.ECB CEO Richard Gould confirmed that England would be willing to enter if necessary. “We will help our counterparts in BCCI where we can,” the English media outlet Mail online quoted him.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!
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Initial postponement is for a week, after consultations with 10 franchises, which expressed concern about players’ security, views of broadcasting and sentiments of fans.Former England Captain Michael Vaughan proposed to complete the IPL in the UK before the Indian test series against England begins June 20.
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“I wonder if it is possible to complete the IPL in the UK,” Vaughan wrote on X. “We have all places and Indian players can stay on the test series … Just the idea?”The timing of the remaining matches is an important challenge. Hosting a tournament before an Indian test tour would require rapid agreements between BCCI, ECB and English, complicated by ongoing domestic cricket plans.Another option is to overpower IPL for September during the Asia Cup window, which is unlikely to continue.The English schedule includes a series of South Africa from 2 to 14 September, suggesting that IPL could potentially restore in England and use reasons that are not needed for the regional championship.Potential clash with England T20-Match T20 Tour after Ireland from 17 to 21. September is considered less problematic.Devyit Saikia, an honorary secretary of BCCI, confirmed that the decision to suspend the league was made after consultation with franchises that “expressed concern and sentiments of their players as well as the views of transmitters, sponsors and fans”.BCCI issued a strong statement on national solidarity: “At this critical intersection, the BCCI stands firmly with the nation. We express our solidarity with the Indian government, the armed forces and people of our country. React, and how they rely on resistance, and how it is terrorist, and how it is terrorist and does not sit down, and it is not a terrorist, because it is terror.
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The statement continued: “While cricket remains a national passion, there is nothing greater than the nation and its sovereignty, the integrity and security of our country. The BCCI remains firmly determined to support any efforts that protect India and always align its decision in the best interest of the nation.”
