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India suspends IPL cricket for a week after a night of blackouts and escalating tensions with Pakistan
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy3jnl3nvwt(snip)
Why is IPL suspension so significant?
published at 06:55
06:55
Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the abandonment of the game in Dharamsala and relocation of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to Dubai, the suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament felt inevitable, but that does not take away from the significance.
The IPL is one of the most lucrative sporting competitions on the planet, up there with the NFL in the US and Premier League in England. IPL money props up much of the global cricketing economy.
Questions abound over what happens next. If the competition does start in a week, will it be in a limited number of venues? Will overseas players still be there? A number of them have started to head home.
If the IPL does restart imminently, then when will it be completed? It is too massive to remain unfinished, so it feels likely it will be concluded later this year, but that would have knock-ons for the rest of the cricketing calendar.