The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is awaiting clarity from the government before going ahead with the resumption plans of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

While efforts are being taken to speed up the process and resume by May 16, the franchises are now reaching out to their respective overseas players, requesting them to return to India at the earliest.

However, talking to Sportstarthe BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said, “We suspended the tournament for a period of seven days, and, today, we are on the third day with four more days left. The BCCI is closely monitoring the evolving situation and developments, and will take a call on IPL resumption after consulting all stakeholders of IPL and the concerned government authorities…”

Making it clear that it’s up to the franchises to liaison with the players, the secretary also added that “over the next few days, we will begin consultations with the franchises, broadcasters, sponsors and the state associations slated to host the remaining matches before finalising a decision on the league’s resumption.”

“Given the importance of IPL at this juncture, it will also be prudent and necessary to take the nod of the Government of India before finalising the time for its restart. BCCI will duly announce the date of IPL restart once the whole process is over in due course of time,” Saikia stated.

With both India and Pakistan agreeing to a ceasefire, the Board is hopeful of completing the tournament within the time limit of May 30 and chances are high that the double headers could be increased. As reported earlier by Sportstarwith no matches to be held in Dharamshala, Punjab Kings’ two home games – the one against Delhi Capitals, which was unfinished and another against Mumbai Indians – will be played at a neutral venue, possibly Ahmedabad.

While some teams have requested their overseas players to stay back, most franchises have sent their foreign players back home, and now it will be a challenge to get them back in time. “Unless, we have clarity on the schedule and where we play our matches, it’s difficult to bring the players back. Hopefully, we will have more clarity on the situation in a day or two,” a franchise source said.