India, May 9 -- As things currently stand, the IPL 2025 is suspended, and although the BCCI has clarified that the decision has been taken only for a week, the tournament's future hangs in the balance in the ongoing season. With tensions between India and Pakistan flaring, it may take some time for things to return to normalcy, and until then, you can kiss the IPL goodbye. Of course, with the Asia Cup no longer taking place, the September window is slightly more vacant than the rest of the dates. The Indian Premier League can certainly be slotted in that time frame, but with 16 matches left and six teams still in contention for the Playoffs, the thing they call momentum would be lost.

Hence, the need of the hour, at least from the BCCI's...