The Pakistan Super League (PSL 2025) has been dealt with a major blow amid the growing tensions between India and Pakistan.
The season is postponed indefinitely after the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) categorically denied hosting the remaining games of the ongoing PSL season.
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PSL Postponement A Huge Blow To PCB
The ongoing season has been postponed with 8 matches still to go for the end of the season. The announcement comes on the back of heightened India-Pakistan tensions across the border. As things stand, the ongoing season of the IPL and PSL both are cancelled.
"The decision to postpone has been taken pursuant to advice received from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif," the PCB stated in its release.
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ECB's Statement On Refusal To Host PSL Games
Previously, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) denied hosting the remaining matches of the PSL. A PTI source said that the board has taken this step given their better relations with the BCCI. Dubai is also the headquarters of the International Cricket Council, which is currently headed by former BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
"The Emirates Cricket Board has enjoyed a strong relationship with BCCI in recent years having hosted the 'India' edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, editions of the IPL as well as India matches during ICC Champions Trophy 2025," the source said.
"The UAE has a diverse South Asian population which enjoys cricket. Hosting a tournament like the PSL in the midst of such tense circumstances could vitiate harmony, pose security risks and stir unnecessary friction between communities," the source said.
The overseas players in the PSL are also looking to get back home amid the political conflict between the two countries. Meanwhile, the ECB's refusal to host PSL games speaks about the relationship they have maintained with the BCCI and the power that the BCCI has across world cricket.
India's response to Pakistan was on the back of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Operation Sindoor, launched by the Indian Army, successfully destroyed several terror hideouts of Pakistan's militant groups that prophesied terrorism.
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