The IPL 2025 has been scheduled to resume on May 17 after a one-week suspension due to the cross-border conflict between India and Pakistan. The first game after resumption will be between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Former India legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has suggested to avoid loud music and cheerleaders during the games, owing to the issues the nation has gone through of late and the number of lives that have been lost due to the skirmish.
“What I would really like to see is. These are the last few matches we have had, about 60 games or thereabouts. I think it is the last 15 or 16 games. I would sincerely hope, because of what has happened and some families have lost their near and dear ones, I would like that there is no music. Let’s not have the DJs screaming in the middle of an over,” Gavaskar told Sports Today.
“None of that. Let the games be played. Let the crowds come in. Let’s just have a tournament, the balance of a tournament. It’s just no dancing girls, nothing. Just cricket would be a really nice way to respect the sentiment of the families who have lost their near and dear ones,” the 1983 World Cup winner added.
The suspension happened suddenly and quite correctly: Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar supported the decision taken by the board to suspend the tournament, saying there was no place for sport due to the hostilities the country faced.
“The suspension happened suddenly and quite correctly, too, because at that stage, with hostilities, there was no place for sport. But now that there is a ceasefire, I think the tournament will resume,” Gavaskar said.
