New Delhi, May 9 -- Several tournaments were suspended or postponed in India on Friday due to the recent escalating cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.

Pakistan on Thursday night launched a series of coordinated drone and missile attacks along India's western border, targeting several regions. Defence officials confirmed the attacks were intercepted by India's air defence systems, including the S-400 missile defence system, preventing significant damage.

Pakistan strikes were reportedly in retaliation for India's 'Operation Sindoor', conducted earlier this week, which targeted terrorist camps in Pakistan following a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir that killed 26 tourists on April 22.

On Friday afternoon, the Board of C...