The England cricketers playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) are contemplating their options to return home after Indian armed forces carried out "Operation Sindoor," bombing terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The Indian armed forces bombed nine terror camps of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Pakistan and PoJK in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!As reported by Telegraph Sport, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Professional Cricketers Association held an emergency call on Wednesday morning to discuss the situation. Seven England cricketers – James Vince, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Luke Wood, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore – are playing in this year’s PSL. Barring cricketers, there are also England coaches, including Ravi Bopara and Alexandra Hartley, who are part of PSL franchises.
"Several are exploring their options and could return home," reported the English daily.
Who's that IPL player?While quoting an agent who represents several overseas players in Pakistan, it was admitted that players are a bit "twitchy" about this whole situation.
“It’s business as usual, but obviously if anything else happens in the next 24 hours, you’d imagine people will just want to leave," the agent said.
The final of the PSL will be played on May 18 and the group stage will conclude on May 11.
There are 10 England players also participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL), which runs until May 25.
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