‘Wonder if it’s possible to finish the IPL in the UK’: Michael Vaughan | Ipl News
After the BCCI on Friday announced the suspension of the Indian Premier League for a week in the wake of the India Pakan military conflict, former England player Michael Vaughan said that the league could be finished in the United Kingdom in case it couldn’t continue in India.
“I wonder if it’s possible to finish the IPL in the UK .. We have all the venues and the Indian players can then stay on for the Test series .. Just a thought?,” Vaughan tweeted.
Vaughan was alluding to the fact that India are set to travel to England to kick-start a new World Test Championship cycle in June. The five-match Test series beginning on June 20 makes it one of the earliest starts for India in the English summer with their last two Test tours mostly being played in the months of August. The five Tests will be played at Headingley, Edgbaston, Lord’s, Old Trafford and the Oval from June 20 to August 4.
I wonder if it’s possible to finish the IPL in the UK .. We have all the venues and the Indian players can then stay on for the Test series .. Just a thought ?
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 9, 2025
Meanwhile on Friday, the 18th season of the IPL was abruptly suspended due to the ongoing tension between India and its bordering country, Pakan, as confirmed the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The remainder of the tournament has been postponed for one week with immediate effect.
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On Thursday, the IPL 2025 match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala was called off due to security reasons. This was after the floodlights at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala went off. Arun Dhumal, IPL Chairman, reportedly said that the decision was taken as a precautionary measure, based on the red alert issued in Jammu.
The Indian armed forces launched precision missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakan and Pakan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including the strongholds of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke. The strikes were in response to the attack in Pahalgam in which 26 people, mostly tours, were gunned down.
