Most foreign recruits in the IPL franchises left on Saturday after their countries after suspending the high-ranking T20 league, which was stopped for weekly border tension in India-Pakistan.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended on Friday, the day after the match Pandjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Dharamsale was abandoned after alerting air raid in neighboring towns of Jammu and Pathankot.
After the tournament was suspended, players and support staff from various franchises began to return to their home cities, while several foreign players are tied to the home.
“Our players and extended staff have safely returned to Bengalur and are now home to their cities and countries,” RCB said in a statement.
RCB’s foreign contingent includes Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Philip Salt, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi and Nuwan Thushara.
The overseas support staff includes head coach Andy Flower, bowling coach Adam Griffith, director of cricket operations MO Bobat, Team Physio Evan speech and analyst Freddie Wilde.
“We are deeply grateful for Swift coordination and support from BCCI, local authorities and the police that allowed it,” RCB added.
The LSG official also confirmed that some of their overseas players flew on Saturday, while several others have decided to stay back for now.
For other franchises, such as Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), domestic and international players also went to the relevant places.
According to the source, the players KKR left Hyderabad, where they were to face Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.
After the IPL match in Dharamsale was dismissed, the players from Pandjáb Kings and Delhi Capitals arrived in Nový Delhi on Friday after being evacuated and accompanied at Jalandhar station via Hoshiarpur in the middle of strict security.
Squads arrived at the new Delhi on board the special “Vande Bharat Express”.
The Kings (PBKS) source said most of their foreign players left home.
Meanwhile, Minister BCCi Devyit Saikia said that the update regarding the revised schedule and places for the rest of the tournament will be shared at the right time after a comprehensive assessment of the situation after consultation with the relevant authorities and parties.
As a result of Indian rocket strokes focused on terrorist infrastructure across the borders in Pakistan and Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir are occupied.
The strikes were carried out in response to a terrorist attack from April 22, Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
10 May 2025
