Operation Sindoor: IPL 2025 Travel Plans Take a Hit With Airports in Dharamsala and Other Neighbouring Areas Shut Amid Rising Tension With Pakistan
India carried out precision strikes on nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were murdered. At least 18 airports in the northern and western parts of the country have been temporarily shut owing to the military escalation.
Mumbai, May 7: With the temporary closure of Dharamsala's airport following India's missile strikes on Pakistan's terror infrastructure, the travel plans of IPL teams which are supposed to play in the hill town have gone for a toss but they have decided to adopt a wait and watch policy for now. Dharamsala, which is due to host the Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals clash on Thursday, has one more match left on schedule -- the May 11 game between Punjab and Mumbai Indians. IPL 2025: Indian Premier League To Go on Normally Amid Rising India-Pakistan Tensions, Says BCCI Source.
The picturesque city is the second home base of Punjab Kings, who don't face any immediate logistical hassle for now as they will be in the city till end of this week. But Delhi will need to figure out its logistics as the players have to be back at their home base for the game on Sunday. The Mumbai team's travel plans to Dharamsala remain unclear at this point.
"Everything is fluid at the moment. Discussions are on with franchises and they are also internally discussing about what are the options of travelling from Dharamsala to Delhi in case the airport remains shut," a BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity.
"One option (for Delhi Capitals) remains bus journey but then it is not just about teams but also the broadcast crew and equipment. It's an evolving situation," he added. IPL 2025: Hardik Pandya, Ashish Nehra Fined for Breaching Indian Premier League Code of Conduct.
India carried out precision strikes on nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were murdered. At least 18 airports in the northern and western parts of the country have been temporarily shut owing to the military escalation.
These include Srinagar, Leh, Jammu, Amritsar, Pathankot, Chandigarh, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Shimla, Dharamshala and Jamnagar. Chandigarh, which is the nearest alternate airport for Dharamsala, is among those shut down for operations right now.
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