Special Vande Bharat Train Evacuating PBKS, DC Players & Staff Reaches New Delhi
A special Vande Bharat train carrying PBKS and DC players, officials and staff from Dharamsala reached New Delhi after the PBKS vs DC IPL 2025 match was abandoned with the IND-PAK tensions escalating.
A special Vande Bharat train carrying players and support staff of Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC), along with match officials, commentators, broadcast crew, operations staff, and other key personnel linked to the abandoned Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match between PBKS and DC in Dharamsala, has safely arrived in New Delhi, as per IANS.
Notably, the IPL 2025 match No. 58 between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) in Dharamsala was abandoned midway after air raid alerts were issued in nearby regions, including Jammu and Pathankot.
With the military tensions between India and Pakistan on a risem the IPL 2025 has been put on hold for a minimum of one week amid rising border tensions between India and Pakistan. The suspension follows India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched in response to the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir that claimed 26 lives.
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A special Vande Bharat train having both Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) players and support staff members, as well as match officials, commentators, broadcast crew members, operations staff and other key personnel associated with the called off IPL 2025 game in… pic.twitter.com/0KExiJYvL6
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Not just IPL, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 season has also been postponed. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced earlier on May 9 (Friday) that the remaining eight matches of the PSL have been postponed amid rising border tensions between India and Pakistan.
In an official statement, the PCB announced that it has postponed the remaining eight matches of PSL 2025, citing escalating border tensions, drone incursions, and missile attacks from India. The decision follows advice from Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, with the PCB expressing solidarity with the armed forces and prioritizing national focus over sporting events.
"The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announces the postponement of the remaining eight matches of the HBL PSL X. The last 24 hours have seen a worsening of the situation on the LOC, increased incursion of 78 drones, and the firing of surface to surface missiles from India.
The decision to postpone has been taken pursuant to advice received from the Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif who has kept in view the reckless aggression from India that has escalated to a point where national attention and sentiments are rightly focused on the courageous efforts of the Armed Forces of Pakistan who are vociferously upholding the sovereignty of our beloved Pakistan,” reads a section of PCB’s statement.
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