New Delhi, May 10 -- The BCCI officials are planning to resume IPL 2025 in May, provided they get the necessary approval from the Indian government. Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, the three southern metros, have been shortlisted to complete the remaining 12 league matches and the four playoff matches. The fate of the match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, suspended midway on Thursday (May 8) in Dharamshala, remains to be seen. The whole tournament was suspended on Friday (May 9) for a week due to the ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan.

Availability of overseas players is another challenge the teams are likely to face. Australia and South Africa are playing the World Test Championship final in London, starting ...