IPL 2025: BCCI to arrange special train to evacuate players from Dharamsala | Cricket News

Dharamsala: Spectators being requested to go away by officers after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was suspended, on the HPCA Stadium, in Dharamsala. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) *** Local Caption ***

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is in a huddle after the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was known as off halfway due to the cross-border tensions. The players and spectators had been requested to evacuate the venue instantly and now the Indian cricket board has deliberate a special train to get the players, help employees and broadcast crew to secure zone.“We are organising a special train from close to Dharamsala to bring everybody home safely. As of now the match has been called off and the stadium has been evacuated. We will take a call on the tournament’s future depending on the situation tomorrow. As of now, players’ safety is utmost important. The match couldn’t have continued tonight because of the situation. It wasn’t safe,” says BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla.It is known that players of each groups have reached their lodge and can now await extra data from the Indian cricket board for future plan of action. Panic has gripped the IPL in the meanwhile and there was uneasiness amongst players of each DC and PBKS even earlier than the sport acquired underway. Since each groups had reached earlier than the airports had been closed, there was no readability on their departure from the hills.