New Delhi, May 10 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has hit a mid-season snag as the league is suspended for one week amid tenions between India and Pakistan. Several overseas players have chosen to return home amid uncertainties around the tournament's continuation.

This abrupt exodus comes even as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is coming up with a contingency plan to resume matches of the cash rich T20 league later in May.

According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the BCCI has shortlisted Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad to host the remaining 16 matches of IPL 2025 should the league resume in May after being suspended on Friday, May 9.

While the BCCI announced the suspension of the league on Friday, there are no ...