Before deciding on a schedule for the IPL 2025 restart, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will confer with the national government and other parties involved. The board will convene to design out the league’s future after obtaining input over the course of the next 48 hours, according to BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia. There are 16 games left in the season, including four playoff games.
“The BCCI suspended the IPL yesterday for a period of seven days, and, today, we are on the second day with five more days left. The BCCI is closely monitoring the evolving situation and developments, and will take a call on IPL resumption after consulting all stakeholders of IPL and the concerned Government authorities,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told Cricbuzz, hours after the ceasefire was announced by India and Pakistan.
Given that the IPL is a national league, the BCCI wishes to consult the Government of India. “We will start consultations with the franchises, broadcasters, sponsors, and state associations that will host the remaining matches in the next 48 hours before finalizing a decision on the league’s resumption,” the BCCI stated.
“Given the importance of IPL at this juncture, it will also be prudent and necessary to take the nod of the Government of India before finalising the time for its restart. BCCI will duly announce the date of IPL restart once the whole process is over in due course of time.”
The league was suspended by the BCCI on Friday, May 9, following the cancellation of a Punjab Kings vs. Delhi Capitals game in Dharamsala. According to Cricbuzz, the BCCI does not intend to extend the IPL season past May. Even if the schedule calls for a few extra doubleheaders, it aims to finish the remaining 16 games within a window of 12–14 days.
No information about franchise management getting in touch with its foreign players was available at the time of reporting. Representatives of several franchises interviewed by this website expressed similar opinions, all of which stated they would hold off on recalling their foreign players until further information and precise dates were available. However, if the league starts up again in a week, the majority of cricket players from abroad are thought to be open to coming back. Naturally, some foreign players have not yet left the shores, and they might be requested to remain.
“Although we are not in contention for a play-off berth, we want the league to be completed. The IPL is a prestigious league and we want it to cooperate with the BCCI on the matter. We have only two more games left and we have advised the overseas players that they may have to return in a week’s time,” said Kasi Viswanathan, the CEO of the Chennai Super Kings. The Super Kings are actually at the bottom of the table with six points from 12 games.
