New Delhi, May 14 -- The 18th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to restart after a one-week pause due to the rising tensions between India and Pakistan across the border area. With both countries announcing ceasefire and the life returning to normalcy, the BCCI decided to resume the league on May 17 across six venues.

The India-Pakistan issue has impacted largely the overseas players who went home to their respective countries and are in dilemma to return back for the rest of the tournament. The IPL 2025 final will be played on June 3, the venue of which is still undecided.

To add to that, revised dates of IPL 2025 is also coinciding with the England's tour of West Indies starting on May 29 while Australia and South Africa ar...