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IPL Chairman Breaks Silence On Evacuation During IPL 2025 Clash In Dharmasala: "Stampede..."

It was during the first strategic timeout when IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal realised that the clash between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala could not have continued. The air raid sirens had gone off in two neighbouring cities, one of them less than 100km away, and 25,000 people were in the stands unaware of the security concerns. On one of his "most challenging days" as a cricket administrator, Dhumal had to oversee the orderly evacuation of these 25,000 people and ensure that the players were not affected by the change of circumstances. Floodlights were dimmed and eventually turned off and a blackout protocol came into operation after Pathankot (85km from Dharamsala) and Jammu (a little over 197km away) came under a drone attack from Pakistan.

Watch: Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals Players Reach Delhi By Special Vande Bharat Train

A special Vande Bharat train having both Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) players and support staff members, match officials, commentators, broadcast crew members, operations staff and other key personnel associated with the called off IPL 2025 game in Dharamshala has reached New Delhi from Jalandhar. The DC team bus, along with other buses, were in readiness near the Safdarjung Railway Station to ferry players from both teams and various key personnel to their hotels. After deboarding the train, everyone went into their earmarked buses and were off to their respective hotels in New Delhi. The likes of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ricky Ponting, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Heman Badani, Jake Fraser McGurk, Yuzi Chahal, Priyansh Arya, Axar Patel, Shashank Singh, Brad Haddin, Patrick Farhat, along with entire DC and PBKS teams, commentators Alan Wilkins and Graeme Swann, and PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta amongst others were seen entering their respective buses after arriving at the railway station.

"Convoy, Special Train...": How IPL Teams Left Dharamsala Amid Security Concerns

Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals contingents were on Friday evacuated from Dharamsala and were escorted to the Jalandhar railway station in batches through Hoshiarpur amid tight security, Kangra's Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri has revealed. The squads are currently in transit to New Delhi aboard a special train, said the official. The IPL match between Punjab and Delhi was called off mid-way on Thursday after Pakistan attempted to invade the airspace near Chandigarh with a drone attack, mandating an Indian retaliation. "On Friday morning, the entire contingents of both teams, including players, coaching staff, and broadcast personnel, were moved in around 40 to 50 small vehicles from Dharamsala to Hoshiarpur, located at the Punjab border," the official said.

"Everything Was Handled Smoothly": HPCA Member Sanjay Sharma On Fans Being Evacuated During PBKS vs DC Clash

Sanjay Sharma, member of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), mentioned that the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals match of the Indian Premier League 2025 in Dharamshala was called off mid-way due to security concerns stemming from tensions between India and Pakistan. "Because of the tension between India and Pakistan, yesterday's match played between Punjab and Delhi was called off in the middle due to security reasons. But because there was a possibility that something like this could have happened, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Punjab Kings franchise, and all the operations staff were already in touch with the administration. The administration was fully aware of this," Sanjay Sharma told ANI.

"Does Not Look Nice...": BCCI Official On IPL Suspension As India-Pakistan Tensions Rise - Report

The IPL 2025, according to several media reports including those by news agencies PTI, ANI and IANS, has been suspended. The major decision was taken after escalation of tensions at the border between India and Pakistan. A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday's match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot.

No Security Clearance, IPL 2025 Players Won't Leave By Train From Pathankot. This Is The Alternative Measure

After the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala was called off, several reports claimed that players present in the hill town of Himachal Pradesh will leave for Delhi or any other city via train. But now, a fresh development has happened. The Indian Railways have not been given permission due to security reason to transport the players to Delhi from Pathankot. Now, a the players will be transported via bus.

'BCCI Official Called, Panic, Foreigners Wanted To...': Report Claims What Happened As IPL Game Was Abandoned After Blackout

The Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 match in Dharamsala was witness to a never-before-seen scene as it got called off after blackout in the city. The official reason given by the IPL 2025 broadcasters was 'technical failure' but later on IPL chairman Arun Dhumal told news agency IANS: “Yes, the match has been called off as a precautionary step, because there are some incidents which happened in Jammu, I believe. That's what we got to know, so we thought it's wise to call off the game.”

IPL 2025 Suspended Indefinitely Amid Escalation In India-Pakistan Tensions

The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday suspended indefinitely due to the escalating military confrontation between India and Pakistan with a BCCI official saying that continuing the event in the current situation would not look appropriate. A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday's match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala midway following air raid alerts in neighbouring cities of Jammu and Pathankot. "It does not look nice that cricket goes on while the country is at war," a BCCI official told PTI, confirming the suspension of the high-profile league, which was to wind up on May 25 in Kolkata as per the original schedule.

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IPL Chairman Breaks Silence On Evacuation During IPL 2025 Clash In Dharmasala: "Stampede..."

Watch: Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals Players Reach Delhi By Special Vande Bharat Train

"Convoy, Special Train...": How IPL Teams Left Dharamsala Amid Security Concerns

"Everything Was Handled Smoothly": HPCA Member Sanjay Sharma On Fans Being Evacuated During PBKS vs DC Clash

"Does Not Look Nice...": BCCI Official On IPL Suspension As India-Pakistan Tensions Rise - Report

No Security Clearance, IPL 2025 Players Won't Leave By Train From Pathankot. This Is The Alternative Measure

'BCCI Official Called, Panic, Foreigners Wanted To...': Report Claims What Happened As IPL Game Was Abandoned After Blackout

IPL 2025 Suspended Indefinitely Amid Escalation In India-Pakistan Tensions