IPL 2025: Sunil Gavaskar urges BCCI to Stop Two Things at Stadiums after Resumption

Add as a preferred source on Google

The IPL 2025 is set to resume this weekend following a brief suspension due to escalated military tensions between India and Pakistan.

With a ceasefire now established, the tournament will restart on May 17, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru facing Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the decision to continue with the remaining part of the season came after in-depth discussions with security officials, government representatives, and all relevant stakeholders. A total of 17 matches are scheduled to take place across six venues, culminating in the grand final on June 3. The revised fixture list also features two double-header Sundays.

Commenting on the atmosphere around the resumed matches, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar appealed for a more subdued environment in light of recent national tragedies.

"What I would really like to see is. These are the last few matches, we have had about 60 games or thereabouts. I think it is the last 15 or 16 games. I would sincerely hope, because of what has happened and some families have lost their near and dear ones, I would like that there is no music. Let's not have the DJs screaming in the middle of an over," Gavaskar told Sports Today.

"None of that. Let the games be played. Let the crowds come in. Let's just have a tournament, the balance of a tournament. It's just no dancing girls, nothing. Just cricket would be a really nice way to respect the sentiment of the families who have lost their near and dear ones," he added.

The IPL took a week's hiatus following the May 8 match, which got suspended midway due to security reasons in Dharamshala. Although music, DJ and cheerleaders have been a part of the IPL 2025 so far, Gavaskar's call is not irrelevant.

The former India player's urge is directly related to the recent harrowing and unsettling proceedings in the country, which saw a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, taking 26 lives of innocent civilians. Following that, the Operation Sindoor from the Indian army ravaged terrorist shelters which created escalation across the border.