Psl Considering Postponing Rest Of Season

The Pakistan Super League is considering postponing nan remainder of its play amid nan ongoing tensions betwixt Pakistan and India.

BBC Sport understands nan PSL is looking astatine each options, including halting nan tourney for a number of weeks, moving it to a azygous metropolis aliases extracurricular nan country.

Pakistan says 31 group person been killed and 57 injured by aerial strikes successful nan state and Pakistan-administered Kashmir since Wednesday greeting arsenic India responds to a deadly militant attack connected Indian visitors successful Kashmir past month.

Players astatine nan PSL, including those from England, took portion successful an emergency gathering held by tourney organisers connected Thursday.

James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tom Curran, David Willey, Sam Billings, Luke Wood and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are nan English players progressive successful nan PSL, while location are besides English coaches astatine various franchises.

Thursday's lucifer betwixt Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings, owed to beryllium held successful Rawalpindi, was postponed aft Pakistan's subject said Indian drones were destroyed successful various Pakistan cities.

A Pakistan Cricket Board charismatic told BBC Sport 1 drone misfired and led to an detonation successful nan thoroughfare down nan stadium successful Rawalpindi. The BBC has been incapable to verify these claims.

PSL organisers stay keen for nan tournament, which has 8 fixtures outstanding, to beryllium completed, but nan information of players remains their priority.

A elder Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) charismatic told BBC Sport: "If Rawalpindi is not safe, Lahore and Karachi are not safe because drones besides attacked there. Any metropolis of Pakistan is not safe because nan drones person targeted smaller cities of Pakistan."

The 7 English players person held abstracted discussions complete whether to return to nan UK, pinch a divided successful sentiment complete whether to remain.

They held talks pinch nan Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) connected Wednesday to talk nan situation. It is understood feelings among those successful Pakistan were mixed.

Other starring overseas names successful nan PSL see Australian David Warner (Karachi Kings) and erstwhile West Indies skipper Jason Holder (Islamabad United).

The UK overseas agency presently advises against each but basal recreation wrong 5 miles of nan world separator betwixt Pakistan and India.

The Indian Premier League lucifer betwixt Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals began arsenic planned successful Dharamsala connected Thursday, but was called disconnected aft 10.1 overs aft nan floodlights went out.

Sunday's lucifer betwixt nan Kings and Mumbai Indians has been moved from Dharamsala to Ahmedabad.

Dharamsala is successful nan authorities of Himachal Pradesh, which borders Kashmir, and flights were cancelled to its airdrome connected Wednesday, making it difficult for Mumbai Indians to travel.

"The venue alteration has been necessitated owed to logistical challenges," India's cricket committee (BCCI) said successful a statement.

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

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