'no India-pakistan Matches After Kashmir Attack'

No matches betwixt India and Pakistan should return spot amid nan ongoing tensions aft nan Kashmir militant attack, says India men's coach Gautam Gambhir.

Twenty-six civilians were killed successful Indian-administered Kashmir past period and India has accused Pakistan of supporting militants down nan onslaught - an allegation Pakistan has rejected.

The nations presently only play each different successful world events because of longstanding tensions and are owed to meet astatine nan Women's World Cup later this year.

Asked if matches should continue, Gambhir said: "Absolutely not."

He said location "should not beryllium thing betwixt India and Pakistan" until nan business is resolved.

He was speaking connected Tuesday, earlier India's airstrikes connected Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

India and Pakistan past met successful nan Champions Trophy successful February. That lucifer was played successful Dubai because nan India refused to travel to Pakistan for nan tournament.

Fixtures astatine world tournaments, specified arsenic World Cups and nan Champions Trophy, are dictated by nan International Cricket Council and nan event's schedule.

India-Pakistan fixtures make important income, are regularly nan most-watched and are played astatine nan largest stadiums.

Outside of that, matches are arranged by nan nationalist boards, but India and Pakistan person not met since Pakistan toured India successful 2013.

Their men's sides could meet astatine nan T20 World Cup adjacent year.

"Ultimately, this is government's determination whether we play them aliases not," said Gambhir, a erstwhile personnel of parliament for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"I person said this earlier also: nary cricket lucifer aliases Bollywood aliases immoderate different relationship is much important than nan life of Indian soldiers and Indian citizens.

"Matches will support happening, movies will beryllium made, singers will proceed to perform, but thing comes adjacent to losing a loved 1 successful your family."

After nan onslaught connected 22 April, India introduced respective measures against Pakistan, including suspending a water-sharing statement and banning Pakistani craft from its airspace.

Pakistan responded pinch galore tit-for-tat-measures, while Instagram accounts of a number of Pakistani movie actors and celebrities were blocked successful India.

India has not named immoderate group it suspected of carrying retired nan onslaught successful Pahalgam and it remains unclear who did it.

Indian constabulary person alleged 2 of nan attackers were Pakistani nationals, pinch Delhi accusing Pakistan of supporting militants - a complaint Islamabad denies. It says it has thing to do pinch nan 22 April attacks.

The business escalated connected Tuesday evening erstwhile India launched a bid of strikes successful a move named "Operation Sindoor".

Pakistan's subject spokesperson Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said astatine slightest 26 group were killed and 46 injured.

India's service said astatine slightest 15 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling connected its broadside of nan de facto separator successful Kashmir.

Thursday's lucifer successful nan Indian Premier League betwixt Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals is scheduled to return spot successful Dharamsala successful nan authorities of Himachal Pradesh, which borders Kashmir.

A number of flights into Dharamsala's airdrome were cancelled connected Wednesday pursuing directives from aviation authorities successful India.

The Pakistan Super League is scheduled to proceed successful Rawalpindi connected Wednesday.