Impact of Operation Sindoor on the IPL:
Multiple airports situated near the Pakistan border—Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh, and Rajkot—have been shut down until 5:30 am Indian Standard Time on May 10. This closure follows an attack initiated by India against terrorist camps in Pakistan early Wednesday morning.
Operation Sindoor.
Several airlines have already released statements and halted services due to the ongoing geopolitical climate. This development will affect the travel arrangements of some Indian Premier League (IPL) squads currently in Dharamsala, who had planned to head elsewhere later this week for upcoming games.
Although Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are set for their game on May 8, Mumbai Indians (MI) were slated to arrive later in the week.
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Until there is a government order, the game between DC and PBKS will proceed as planned.
Given that the Dharamsala airport, along with nearby Amritsar and Chandigarh airports, are closed, both the teams and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will need to devise an operational travel strategy.
“For now, we must wait and observe. This is unavoidable since even the Chandigarh Airport is closed, thus necessitating an examination of potential alternatives. Currently, two squads are already present, whereas MI was scheduled to land later this week for their game on May 11th. Our closest alternative would be the Delhi Airport; however, reaching there would entail a lengthy bus trip for both teams. We are continuously monitoring governmental guidelines and will make decisions accordingly,” stated a high-ranking BCCI representative.
Both PBKS and DC haven’t heard anything from the Indian cricket board yet but MI’s travel plan could well be altered. It can’t be confirmed at this stage whether they have cancelled their scheduled flight but there is a bright possibility of that happening if the airport situation doesn’t change.
The team captained by Hardik Pandya are presently in Mumbai following their match against the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday evening.
Dharamsala is set to host two fixtures this week and the current airspace situation could well force the Indian cricket board to keep the alternatives ready.
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