section_path: Controversies/Security Issues
section_name: Security Issues
paragraph_text: Security Issues
  
  During the IPL season of 2009, the then UPA Government refused to provide security by the Indian paramilitary forces, due to the Lok Sabha elections, further complicated by the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on 3 March 2009. As a result of this, the BCCI shifted the season to South Africa.
  
  A similar situation occurred during the 2014 season due to the 2014 elections, as then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde declined to provide security. However, due to different schedule, the tournament was jointly hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates, and the opening 20 matches were held in the UAE at three different stadiums in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the tournament returning to India on 2 May.
  
  On 9 May 2025, IPL 2025 was suspended for one week caused by the India-Pakistan border tensions, which resulted from the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council after consulting all relevant stakeholders. The geopolitical tensions caused by the conflict led to closure of several airports in North India, following which the Indian Railways organized special Vande Bharat trains for players on the request of BCCI.
  
  During the IPL season of 2009, the then UPA Government refused to provide security by the Indian paramilitary forces, due to the Lok Sabha elections, further complicated by the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on 3 March 2009. As a result of this, the BCCI shifted the season to South Africa.
  
  A similar situation occurred during the 2014 season due to the 2014 elections, as then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde declined to provide security. However, due to different schedule, the tournament was jointly hosted by India and the United Arab Emirates, and the opening 20 matches were held in the UAE at three different stadiums in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the tournament returning to India on 2 May.
  
  On 9 May 2025, IPL 2025 was suspended for one week caused by the India-Pakistan border tensions, which resulted from the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The decision was taken by the IPL Governing Council after consulting all relevant stakeholders. The geopolitical tensions caused by the conflict led to closure of several airports in North India, following which the Indian Railways organized special Vande Bharat trains for players on the request of BCCI.