Delhi Capitals All-Rounder VIPRAJ Nigam expressed sincere gratitude of the Indian army and the Indian government as a safe accompaniment of Dharamsaly players after their iPL 2025 was suspended due to the growing tension between India and Pakistan.
All-Rounder VIPRAJ NIGAM talked about the worrying experience that the team faced in Dharamsale where DC’S IPL 2025 match against the Pandjab Kings was abandoned Midway due to safety concerns after the increasing tension between India and Pakistan. Several overseas players from various franchises decided not to return after the break and forced teams like Delhi Capitals to make late adjustments to their units and strategies in demanding circumstances.
“Everyone knows what the situation was and why it was. But there were people of the Indian army in our team. Many people came to us to take us home. The situation was normal at the beginning. But then they were very easy to secure for us,” ViPraj Nigam said at a press conference before the match.
“The Indian government and the Indian army have done everything for us. It is better to call it an experience. But whatever it was, it happened in the past. But I am grateful to the Indian government and the Indian army that they safely brought us home,” ViPraj added.
Kings Pandjab crossed 122 for 1 in 10.1 overs when the stadium lights suddenly went out – fracturely attributed headlight failure. However, the situation escalated quickly and both teams together with the audience were evacuated from the venue as a security measure.
Indian Premier League has been temporarily suspended the next day. The BCCI official confirmed this decision and said that the continuation of the tournament in the middle of the escalating military tension would not be appropriate.
Players and support employees of both franchises were evacuated from Dharamsala and transported to the Jalandhar railway station in doses via Hoshiarpur under a heavy safety cover. From there they joined the special “Vande Bharat Express” and arrived at Nový Delhi on Friday evening.
BCCI announced on Monday the restoration of the 18th season Indian Premier League 2025 and revealed the schedule of the remaining 17 accessories.
In six places, starting on 17 May, there will be a total of 17 games and in the final of June 3 will culminate. The revised timetable includes two double headers that will be played on two Sundays.
Despite disruption outside the field and many failures, the capitals of Delhi remain in the playoff race with 13 points out of 11 matches. However, the absence of the leader Pacer Mitchell Starc increases to their concerns when they are preparing to face the Gujarat Titans table topprets who were in dominant form this season.
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Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
17th May 2025
Tune
